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NCRPO CHIEF CALLS FOR DEDICATED COPS
Friday 24th of May 2013
QUEZON CITY, May 24 (PIA) – The Philippine National Police (PNP) needs dedicated men and women to be part of the Metro Manila police force.
“NCRPO needs sensible policemen, so before they enter the service, we will ensure that they are eligible, with determination, and a heart willing to serve and sacrifice his/her life for the people,” National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Leonardo A. Espina said in Filipino.
The NCRPO chief reminded the Recruitment and Selection Section of the Regional Personnel and Records Management Division to strictly scrutinize applicants for Police Officer 1 (PO1).
He added that the additional...
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20May2013MANILA, May 20 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas on Monday said the real winners to emerge from the polls were the Filipino people as he paid tribute to the police force for the peaceful, orderly and credible conduct of the May 13 election. Speaking at the flag ceremony of the Philippine National Police at Camp Crame, Roxas said that last week’s midterm election was more peaceful compared to the 2007 and 2010 political exercises in terms of recorded election-related ...
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20May2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mayo 20 (PIA) -- Handang-handa na ang hanay ng pulisya sa Soccsksargen Region o Rehiyon Dose sa pagbubukas ng klase. Ito ang pagsisigurong pahayag ni Police Regional Director PCSupt. Charles Calima Jr. patungkol sa pagsisimula sa school year 2013-2014. Aniya nakipagpulong na siya sa the Department of Education, Commission on Higher Education, mga lokal na pamahalaan at iba pang sector hinggil sa kanilang mga paghahan...
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20May2013KORONADAL CITY, May 20 (PIA) -- After the success of its operations during the recently concluded national and local elections, Soccsksargen Region’s police force is all set to make sure that the opening of classes in June will also be secure and orderly. PCSupt. Charles Calima Jr., acting regional director of the Police Regional Office said they have already coordinated with the Department of Education, Commission on Higher Education, local government units...
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15May2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, May 15 (PIA6) -- The holding of the May 13 midterm election in Capiz was generally peaceful. Capiz Police Provincial Director Domingo Cabillan said the peaceful and orderly conduct of the electoral process in Capiz was due to the cooperation of the community themselves. Cabillan said that except for alleged harassment and vote buying, they have not received any election-related incidents. He also attributed the peaceful conduct of elections in Capiz to the active partici...
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10May2013MAKATI CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- Makati Chief of Police P/SSupt. Manuel Lukban, Jr. has ordered the fielding of Bus Marshalls along the stretch of Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia) to curb pickpocketing inside buses and other crimes. The Makati Police previously deployed bus marshalls as part of routine patrol when there were 10 substations in the city. When the program to have one substation per barangay was implemented (33 substations for the 33 barangays) last year, the activity stopped since al...
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09May2013QUEZON CITY, May 9 (PIA) -- With only a few days before the May 13 elections, the Philippine National Police (PNP) has activated its central communication hub for the nationwide election security operations. PNP chief Alan Purisima activated the National Election Monitoring and Action Center (NEMAC) in Camp Crame, Quezon City Wednesday, May 8. Purisima said the action center will coordinate all police operations nationwide to ensure peaceful elections. PNP’s NEMAC will be fully operat...
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09May2013DAGUPAN CITY, May 9 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) has assured the public of a secure elections on Monday. Senior Inspector Ryan Manongdo of PNP Pangasinan said that 1,223 police officers have been deployed to protect Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines in the 1,193 polling precincts in the province. Manongdo said that extra personnel will be deployed in areas requiring more than one police officer. “Our policemen will focus on election duties and will not respond to ...
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08May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 8 (PIA) -- At least 658 police personnel from the Police Regional Office (PRO) – 12 are being deployed to different parts of Soccsksargen Region for election duties. Soccsksargen Region covers the provinces of South Cotabato, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and Sarangani and the cities of General Santos, Koronadal City, Tacurong, Kidapawan, and Cotabato. PSInsp Benjamin Mauricio Jr., information chief of PRO 12 said, 30...
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07May2013QUEZON CITY, May 7 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) yesterday activated the Media Operations Center of National Task Force SAFE (Secure and Fair Elections) 2013. The operations center located at the 2nd floor of the Multi-Purpose Hall in Camp Crame, Quezon City will be operational 24/7. According to the PNP, the media center features live updates of situations in the Police Regional and Provincial Offices. It will also hold regular press briefing every 11:00 a.m. daily and per...
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07May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato May 7 (PIA) -- Police force from Matalam PNP strengthens its monitoring and other security measures to secure the safety of the residents of Barangay Marbel from the conflicting lawless elements in the area which started on Sunday. Based on the report from the office of Matalam PNP, at least 200 families have evacuated since Sunday night and are now temporarily residing in the barangay halls of Barangay Kibudok and Salvacion. Police groups are now on full alert a...
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04May2013QUEZON CITY, May 4 (PIA) -- With more than a week to go, the Philippine National Police (PNP) is all set for the midterm elections on May 13, 2013. The PNP will deploy around 21,885 police men and women or 50 percent of its personnel who are performing administrative jobs and those undergoing training to augment troops in the field, especially in the 15 identified election hotspots, starting on May 8 up to May 16, 2013. According to the PNP, the deployment of uniformed personnel performing...
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03May2013MANILA, May 3 (PIA) -- All policemen detailed to local elective officials as protective security personnel (PSP) during the election period should always be in full uniform, the Department of the Interior and Local Government has strongly advised. This after the DILG received reports that the police security personnel have performed their duties in civilian clothes allegedly because of pressure from local elective officials under their protection. In a memorandum circular to all local chief ex...
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03May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 3 (PIA) -- The municipality of Kabacan in North Cotabato with an augmentation force from the Regional Public Safety Battalion, in a bid to strengthen its drive against criminal elements. Kabacan chief of police Supt. Leo Ajero said this step is a part of PNP’s initiative to keep the town secure and peaceful, following the recent increase in street crimes in the area. Ajero said that their group is focusing on public convergence areas ...
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03May2013MANILA, May 3 (PIA) -- Barely two weeks before the 2013 midterm elections, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said that it will deploy at least 30,000 Philippine National Police personnel to beef up security in preparation for the May 13 polls. In a statement, Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas said the PNP had ordered the recall of 11,693 PNP recruits and on- schooling from training centers for deployment to the Commission on Election’s 15 priority provinces. ...
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02May2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mayo 2 (PIA) -- Sentro ngayon ng pagbabantay ng mga pulis sa lungsod ng Kidapawan, North Cotabato ang talamak na nakawan ng mga license plate ng mga motorsiklo. Kaugnay nito, pinag-iingat ngayon ng Kidapawan City PNP ang mga motorista laban sa isang grupo na sangkot sa naturang masamang gawain. Ayon sa pamunuan ng Kidapawan City PNP, halos sunud-sunod ang mga motoristang nagdudulog ng kanilanang reklamo sa pulisya kaugnay sa pagkawala ng plaka ng kanilan...
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02May2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, May 2 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Silay City assured the public that they are doing everything to have a peaceful and orderly May 13 elections. Police Senior Insp. Jesus Misahon, deputy chief, said in a statement that they are conducting Comelec (Commission on Elections) checkpoints three times a day as mandated in Comelec Resolution 9588. The Silay City PNP earlier gave notice to the election officer that a checkpoint must be established. Misahon said ...
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30Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 30 (PIA) -- Nagpaalala ang pamunuan ng Kidapawan City PNP sa lalawigan ng North Cotabato sa mga may-ari ng sasakyan na magdoble ingat. Ito ay sa posibleng paglipana ng bukas-kotse gang sa lungsod. Kaugnay nito, kamakailan ay naaresto ng mga pulis ang isang suspek na sapilitang binuksan ang kotse ng isang appliance store manager at tinangkang pagnakawan ito. Narekober naman sa suspek ang ilang mga gamit tulad ng wire cutter, wrench, combination scre...
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30Apr2013SIQUIJOR, April 30 (PIA) -- With preparations now in place, Siquijor is ready for elections, according to local offices of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Philippine National Police (PNP). In a Provincial Joint Security Control Center (PJSCR) command conference meeting Friday afternoon, election supervisor Atty. Eliseo R.Z. B. Labaria said preparations have already been set according to the election timeline with the security, logistics, and personnel in place. Trainings for per...
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27Apr2013QUEZON CITY, April 27 (PIA) -- With more than two weeks to go before the elections, authorities from the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) confiscated 14 signal jammers. PNP’s Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) and NTC personnel nabbed four individuals in an entrapment operation Thursday, April 24 in Gracepark, Caloocan City after authorities received information from concerned citizens about certain persons who were selling signal jammers online....
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26Apr2013ILOILO CITY, April 26 (PIA) -- Philippine National Police Chief Director General Alan Purisima lauded members of the Police Regional Office 6 who are recipients of various PNP awards for a job well done. Purisima pinned the Medalya ng Kagalingan or PNP Medal of Merit to PSupt. Antoniette Canete, PCInsp Edel Jose Manzano, PSInsp Joshua Villasis, PInsp. Julius Ceazar Colado, PSInsp. John Mocyat, Jr. and PSInsp Aldren Lamera. Awardees for the Medalya ng Papuri or the PNP Commendation Medal are ...
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25Apr2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, April 25 (PIA) -- About 4,094 checkpoints have been conducted by the police authorities province-wide from Jan. 13 to April 19 in view of the May 13, 2013 national and local elections. The checkpoints and other police operations nabbed 21 gun ban violators who have been arrested and charged in court. This was among the accomplishments of the Capiz Police Provincial Office (CPPO) presented by CPPO Operations Officer Police Insp. Niño Leonard Amar during the second Provincial...
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24Apr2013ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, April 24 (PIA) -- Chiefs-of-police (COPs) from Rizal province’s component city and 13 municipalities attended an Orientation Seminar on the Management of Barangay Anti-Drug Clearing Operation at Rizal PPO Conference Room, Hilltop, Taytay, Rizal last April 17. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) led by Regional Director Jeffrey Bangsa and PDEA-4A staff briefed the local officials and personnel regarding PDEA Operations Concepts, the regional drug situation, Revised...
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20Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 20 (PIA) -- Todo alerto karon ang Philippine National Police (PNP) ug Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) human sa nahitabong pag-atake sa mga gidudahang terorista sa marathon sa Boston, Massachusetts sa Estados Unidos niadtong Lunes diin tulo ang namatay samtang naa sa 144 pa ang naangol. Matud pa ni PNP Spokesman Chief Supt. Generoso Cerbo Jr., bisan sa kasamtangan nga wala may namonitor nga ‘terror attack’ sa Pilipinas, padayon ang monitoring ug intelligen...
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19Apr2013SAN JOSE,Antique, April 19 (PIA) - The Philippine Army in Western Visayas and the Philippine National Police (PNP) will remain to be instruments of peace and will not be cowed by personalities who will undermine the electoral process. This was the statment released by the 3rd Infantry Division Commander MGen. Jose Z. Mabanta Jr who said that "we will not succumb to any political pressure and we will not allow any politician to use the military for their personal or political end." Mabanta said...
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17Apr2013QUEZON CITY, April 17 (PIA) -- Members of the Philippine National Police Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Force (PNP-AIDSOTF) seized some P5-million worth of cocaine in a recent buy-bust operation in Quezon City. Three suspects were arrested Monday, April 15 along Araneta Avenue, Barangay Doña Imelda, Quezon City together with operatives from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) and Quezon City Police District (QCPD). Confisca...
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16Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 16 (PIA)-- Hiniling ng pamunuan ng Kidapawan City PNP sa North Cotabato sa mga mamamayan sa lungsod na patuloy na suportahan ang kanilang kampanya sa paglaban sa kriminalidad na nangyayari sa lungsod. Ito ay dahil sa patuloy na pagdami ng mga insidente ng panghoholdap at nakawan na naitala sa lugar. Ayon kay Kidapawan City PNP Police Director Joseph Semillano, nadaragdagan ang bilang ng mga nabanggit na krimen at partikular na biktima nito ay mga es...
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16Apr2013SAN FERNANDO CITY, Apr 16 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police’ Patrol 2030 has earned its third award for a trailblazing program. The PNP’s PATROL or Peace and Order Agenda for the Transformation and Upholding of the Rule of law got the Silver Trailblazer award from a panel of local and international experts. It sets the PNP’s agenda for transparency and accountability which had transformed the organization’s mindset from the traditional reactive practice to a more proactive and st...
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12Apr2013QUEZON CITY, April 12 (PIA) -- The Armed Forces of Philippines (AFP) has affirmed its commitment to safe and peaceful elections on May 13. This after the AFP signed a memorandum of agreement together with the Philippine National Police (PNP), Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and the Department of Education (DepEd) at the DepEd Compound in Pasig City Wednesday, April 10. In a statement, AFP Deputy Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gregorio E. Macapagal, who represented the AFP, said that with or without...
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05Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Abril 5 (PIA) -- Matapos ang kanyang matapang na pakikipagsagupaan sa 15 rebeldeng New People’s Army na sumalakay sa Community Police Assistance Center sa Barangay Sinilon sa T’boli, South Cotabato noong Marso 20, tuloy-tuloy ngayon ang buhos ng gantimpala at pagkilala kay Police Officer 1 Roel Armecin. Noong Martes, mismong si PNP Chief Director General ang kumilala sa tapang ni Armecin sa isang ser...
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04Apr2013QUEZON CITY, April 4 (PIA) -- National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Leonardo A. Espina called on the public to be vigilant for a safe and enjoyable summer break. In line with this, Espina reiterated his order to all police district directors to continuously implement summer vacation (SUMVAC 2013) security plans. “Let us continue to be vigilant, and together safeguard peace and order throughout Metro Manila,” Espina said. He also asked for the public’s support and cooper...
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04Apr2013ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, April 4 (PIA) -- Philippine National Police (PNP)–Rizal recently implemented its Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program in the municipalities of Taytay, Cainta and Angono. Students from San Isidro Elementary School, Brgy., San Isidro, Taytay, Rizal attended the DARE program initiated by the PNP Rizal Provincial Police Office every Tuesday starting November 6, 2012 and graduated early March in a ceremony attended by PNP-Rizal and DepEd-Rizal. The Cainta Municipal...
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03Apr2013QUEZON CITY, April 3 (PIA) -- Government agencies in Metro Manila convened to beef up security preparations for the upcoming mid-term elections on May 13. National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Leonardo A. Espina together with NCRPO district directors and key personnel, NCR-Comelec regional director and Joint Security Control Center (RJSCC) Chairman Atty. Jubil S. Surmieda, and Armed Forces of the Philippines NCR Command, Colonel James B. Joven held a coordinating conference Tuesd...
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01Apr2013QUEZON CITY, April 1 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) said the observance of Holy Week was generally peaceful. This after PNP Director for Operations Police Director Alex Paul Monteagudo reported that, except for the attack by communist New People's Army insurgents on civilian militia guarding a religious activity in Butuan City on Good Friday, no other major untoward incidents were reported by Police Regional Offices. Monteagudo also said that PNP’s ‘Oplan SumVac’ will rem...
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27Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 27 (PIA) -- Mahalaga na may alam at husay sa pakikipag-ugnayan sa iba’t ibang media ng komunikasyon ang kapulisan kung nais nitong magtagumpay. Ito ang binigyang-diin ni PSSupt. Randolph Delfin, bagong regional chief directorial staff ng Police Regional Office (PRO) – 12 sa pagtatapos ng limang araw na pagsasanay ng sampung pulis sa Rehiyon 12 at ARMM sa media relations. Ani Delfin dapat marunong ang...
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27Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 27 (PIA) -- Sampung mga pulis sa Soccsksargen Region at bahagi ng Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao ang sinanay ng ilang tauhan ng US Department of State kung paano makikisalamuha sa media nitong nakalipas na linggo. Isinagawa ang limang araw ng training na ipinatupad sa ilalim ng Anti-Terrorism Assistance (ATA) Program ng US Department of State sa Police Regional Office (PRO) 12 Training Facility sa Barangay Tambl...
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27Mar2013SYUDAD SANG ROXAS, Capiz, Marso 27 (PIA6) -- Nagsugod na sa pagpanghanda ang sang Capiz angot sa pagsaulog sang Semana Santa sa probinsya. Ginpahayag ni Capiz Police Provincial Director Domingo Cabillan nga nagsugod na ang ila heightened alert sang Marso 24 kag magatapos sa Marso 31 agud mapasiguro ang kalinong kag katawhay sining semana santa. Suno man sa iya nga nagpatigayon man sila sang command conference para sa mga hepe sang kapulisan sa bug-os nga probinsya agud mahandaan ang amo nga se...
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26Mar2013KALIBO, Aklan, March 26 (PIA6) -- A ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the Aklan Youth Center was held here recently at Barangay Nalook, Kalibo, Aklan. The putting up of the center is in line with Aklan’s continuing implementation of programs for the welfare of Aklanon children and in compliance with Republic Act 9344 or the Juvenile Justice Welfare Act, according to Aklan Governor Carlito S. Marquez. At the ground-breaking ceremony, the governor revealed that the youth cent...
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26Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 26 (PIA) -- “It really takes skills and expertise if we really want to utilize and manage media for our advantage,” PSSupt. Randolph Delfin, the newly installed regional chief directorial staff of the Police Regional Office (PRO) – 12 told police officers in a recent seminar. Ten especially picked PNP personnel from the Soccsksargen Region and parts of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao underwent a five-day trainin...
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25Mar2013QUEZON CITY, March 25 (PIA) -- With the start of the Holy Week, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will remain on guard to ensure a peaceful observance of the Lenten season. In a statement, the AFP assured that it will continue to conduct joint security operations with other security and law enforcement agencies particularly the Philippine National Police (PNP) through the Joint Peace and Security Coordinating Centers (JPSCCs) situated all over the country. The AFP in support to the PN...
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25Mar2013ANTIPOLO CITY, Mar. 25 (PIA) -- The Rizal Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) with key government agencies and the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) are all set for this year’s Lenten season "Lakbay Alalay". According to the PDRRMC, they have engaged in a series of meetings with the Philippine National Police, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (LDRRMCs), PRC and other government offices for its full implementation. Lakb...
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25Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 25 (PIA) -- Todo sa pagkatig ang pamunuan ng Cotabato City PNP sa sektor ng mga kababaihan sa lungsod sa paniniwalang ang mga ito ay may kakayahan sa pagsulong ng kaunlaran ng lipunan. Kaugnay nito, sinabi ni Cotabato City PNP deputy police chief Supt. Noel Kinazo na patuloy ang kanilang ginagawang adbokasiya upang maitaas ang antas ng kamalayan ng publiko sa papel na ginagampanan ng mga kababaihan. Dagdag pa ng opisyal, mayroong children and women...
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25Mar2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, March 25 (PIA) – The Philippine National Police is now on heightened alert for the observance of the Holy Week. Capiz Police Provincial Director Domingo Cabillan said they have already drawn up plans to ensure peaceful and orderly celebration of the Holy Week here in Capiz. He said that he had called for a command conference last week with all the chief of police of the different police stations in the entire province to finalize preparation for the celebration. Cabillan ...
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25Mar2013ANTIPOLO CITY, Mar. 25 (PIA) -- The Cardona municipal government and local law enforcers are geared up for the influx of devotees for the upcoming Lenten season. Cardona Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer Erwin Dionisio said the LGU has already coordinated with the local Philippine National police and Bureau of Fire Protection offices and barangay officials to participate in the upcoming Lakbay Alalay operations for Holy Week. In line with this, Cardona Emergency Response...
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20Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 20 (PIA) -- Cebu port authorities are ready for the volume of passengers expected this Lenten Season. In Tuesday morning's Kapihan sa Pantalan, Cebu port authorities formally launched their security preparations dubbed “Oplan Ligtas Byahe: Kwaresma 2013." Director Oscar Lopez, Port Safety and Environment Management Department Manager of the Cebu Port Authority (CPA), said they have already coordinated with other authorities involved in the operations and safety of the port ...
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15Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 15 (PIA) -- Sumailalim sa isang seminar sa safety at proper handling ng Glock 17 (Generation 4) calibre 9 mm nitong Miyerkules ang may 56 na pulis sa Police Regional Office 12. Ito ayon kay PSInsp. Benjamin Mauricio Jr., hepe ng Regional Public Information Office ng Police Regional Office- 12, ay naglalayong ihanda ang mga nasabing pulis sa paggamit ng naturang baril. Bago kasi magtatapos ang buwan inaasahan ng PNP 12...
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15Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 15 (PIA) -- Fifty-six police officers in Soccksargen region on Wednesday underwent a seminar on safety and handling of Glock 17 caliber 9 mm handgun. PSInsp Benjamin Mauricio Jr., chief of the Police Regional Office (PRO) 12’s public information office said, the seminar was aimed at enhancing the level of proficiency of the region’s police force on the use of the pistol that are set for delivery this month to police ...
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08Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 7 (PIA) -- Nanumpa kamakailan ang 25 na bagong Police Officer 1 (PO1) sa Soccsksargen Region. Isinagawa ang oath taking ceremony sa kampo ng Police Regional Office (PRO) 12 sa Barangay Tambler sa General Santos City noong Martes, Marso 5. Ayon kay Police senior inspector Benjamin Mauricio Jr., hepe ng Regional Public Information Office 12, ang mga bagong pulis ay na recruit sa ilalim ng supplemental quota pa...
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07Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 7 (PIA) -- Twenty-five newly recruited police officers 1 (PO1) formally took their oath Tuesday at Police Regional Office (PRO) 12 Headquarters in Barangay Tambler, General Santos City. Police senior inspector Benjamin Mauricio Jr., chief of PRO 12’s Public Information Office , said the new PO1s were drafted to cover supplemental quota for CY 2012 PO1 Attrition Recruitment of the Philippine National Police (PNP). “The m...
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07Mar2013SAN JOSE, Antique, Marso 7 (PIA6) -- Ginpabutyag kang Police Regional Office 6 (PRO 6) nga wara ti makabig aktibo nga pribado nga armado nga grupo sa Western Visayas. Amo dya ang pahayag ni Police Chief Supt. Agrimero A. Cruz kang PRO 6 sa mensahe nga ginbasa ni Police Senior Superintendent Juanita Nebran, hepe kang Regional Police Community Relations Division sa panahon nga ginhiwat ang Peace Covenant Signing para sa tanan nga mga kandidato sa probinsyal nga lebel. Ang pagpirma sa Pe...
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05Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 5 (PIA) -- Aabot sa 24 na pulis mula sa Anti-Kidnapping Group (AKG) at Special Action Force (SAF) dito sa Rehiyon Dose ang sumailalim kamakailan sa pagsasanay sa hostage negotiation. Ayon kay Police Sr. Insp. Benjamin Mauricio Jr., hepe ng public information office ng PNP 12, ang sampung araw na kurso sa pamamahala ng isang hostage negotiation ay pinangunahan ng Regional Security Office/Antiterrorism A...
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05Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 5 (PIA) -- Some 24 officers in Soccsksargen Region have recently completed a course on hostage negotiations offered by the US Department of State. Police senior inspector Benjamin Mauricio Jr., PRO 12’s chief trained officers were from Anti-Kidnapping Group (AKG) and the Special Action Force (SAF). In a statement, Mauricio said, hostage incidents are one of the toughest situations a police officer could face. To be eff...
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05Mar2013QUEZON CITY, March 5 (PIA) -- The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) today welcomed 796 new police officers. NCRPO chief Leonardo A. Espina led the blessing and entrusting of the PNP Badge to the new police officers class 2011-01 ‘Kampilan’ at the NCRPO Grandstand, Camp Bagong Diwa in Bicutan, Taguig City. According to the NCRPO, the badge of honor ceremony reminds new police officers the essence of the PNP badge they are wearing. It also reminds them of their duties to serve an...
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02Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 2 -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Alan L. Purisima has expressed optimism that all cops can contribute to better mindset to the PNP thru strategic program called “CODE P: 2013 and Beyond” as he spoke before police officers in the wake of his visit here on Thursday. He urged uniformed personnel to set as good examples in fulfilling the mandate of serving and protecting the citizenry to foster public trust and community partnership. Directo...
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02Mar2013SAN JOSE, Antique, March 2 (PIA 6) -- Police Regional Office 6 (PRO 6) Director Agrimero Cruz reiterated the implementation of the reform program embodied under Code-P during the recent turn-over of command ceremony installing Police Senior Superintendent Marlon M. Ganzon as the Officer-in-Charge of the Antique Provincial Police Office (APPO), here. In a message read by PCSupt Manuel B. Felix, Deputy Regional Director for Administration, Cruz expects PSSupt Ganzon to implement the thrusts initi...
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01Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 1 (PIA) -- Some 8,000 board feet of sawn lumber confiscated early this week have been turned over to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 12. The simple turn over ceremony at the South Cotabato government’s Productivity and Technology (PROTECH) Center along Alunan Avenue was witnessed by government personnel and the media. The formal turn-over of the confiscated forest products with the truck was made by ...
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27Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 27 (PIA) -- Ang US State Department naghatag sa subong sang bug-os nga “modern blast investigation equipment” sa Police Regional Office 12 para mabuligan mapaayo pa ang ikasarang sang lokal nga kapulisan sa pagbato kag pagsabat sa may kahilabtanan sa bomba nga pag-atake nga posible nga matabo sa duog. SI Police Senior Insp. Benjamin Mauricio, spokesperson sang Region 12 police office, nagsiling nga ang kabug-usan nga “blast investigation equipmen...
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27Feb2013QUEZON CITY, Feb. 27 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) will host the 34th ASEAN of Chiefs of Police (ASEANAPOL) Conference in Manila next year. PNP chief Alan Purisima participated in the recent 33rd ASEANAPOL Conference held in Pattaya, Thailand. Purisima said a Joint Communique was ratified by heads of 10 ASEANAPOL-member national police agencies approving of the PNP's hosting of the annual ASEANAPOL conference in May 2014. The PNP chief expressed his great honor for the PNP t...
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22Feb2013KALIBO, Aklan, Feb 22 -- A Unity Walk and Peace Covenant signing was held here yesterday. The covenant aims to achieve secure, credible, honest and peaceful May 13 automated national and local elections. “With the effort of everyone in walking the more or less 3 kilometers from the Provincial Capitol Grounds to the Cathedral, we are assured the the people of Aklan will be giving peace a chance in holding an election freely, securely and happily,” said Roberto A. Salazar, Commission on Elect...
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20Feb2013DAGUPAN CITY, Feb. 20 (PIA) -- Local authorities netted at least P1 million worth of illegal drugs and arrested 17 suspects last Friday in what the police considered as the biggest drug bust in this city. Acting on a tip that a large shipment was going to transpire that day, the city and provincial police along with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and Naval Intelligence swooped down on Pagasa village in Bonuan Gueset, and imposed a search and seizure order. The group served separate sea...
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20Feb2013SANTA CRUZ, Laguna, Feb. 20 (PIA) -- The Laguna Police Provincial Office (LPPO) recently organized a bikathon dubbed “Padyak para sa Mapayapa at Patas na Eleksyon (Safe and Fair Election 2013).” The activity aims to strengthen the ties between the police, candidates, and the community for a safe and fair elections this May 2013 (SAFE 2013). Laguna Provincial Director P/SSupt. Pascual G. Munoz, Jr. joined the bikers from the Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines...
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16Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb. 16 (PIA6) - - Local candidates in this city have affixed and vowed to undertake the covenant which will ensure credible, honest and peaceful elections on May 13. The covenant signing, the first in Western Visayas, was a joint initiative of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) and Iloilo City Comelec. It took place at the Jaro Gym on February 15 and was witnessed by officials of the Comelec and PNP regional and city offices, representatives of concerned government agencies, ch...
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15Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb 15 (PIA) -- Police and military authorities vowed to prevent groups from blocking the Agusan-Davao highway again to force the Department of Social Welfare and Development to release 10,000 sacks of rice allegedly for distribution to survivors of typhoon Pablo. Speaking in the AFP-PNP Press Corps briefing Lt. Colonel Lyndon Paniza, spokesperson of the 10th Infantry Division, said that although the military respects the right of people to air their grievance through assembly, grou...
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14Feb2013QUEZON CITY, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- To celebrate the season of love, the Philippine National Police (PNP) through the PNP Chaplain Service will hold a mass wedding or ‘Kasalang Bayan’ this Valentine’s Day as part of the PNP’s celebration of its 22nd Founding Anniversary. PNP chief Alan Purisima expressed that this occasion will serve as an inspiration for police men and women to truthfully perform their duties for the people. According to Rev. Fr. Jason D. Ortizo, 17 couples will exchange t...
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13Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 13 (PIA) -- Police offices in Soccsksargen Region have received blast investigation equipment from the US State Department. Police senior inspector Benjamin Mauricio Jr., head of the Police Regional Public Information Office of the Police Regional Office – 12, said the donation consisted of six units of post-blast investigation (PBI) and explosive incident countermeasure kits. Ed Schlachter, resident program manager of...
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13Feb2013ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, Feb. 13 (PIA) -- Police officers of Rizal will be giving out free candies and roses at checkpoints all over the province this Valentines’ Day, February 14 as an image building activity and to promote the campaign against date rape. Police Inspector Ana Lisa Reyes of the Philippine National Police – Rizal Police Community Relations Office said the activity aims to build the public image of the police force in the province. Inspector Reyes also added that cases of date ...
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11Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb.7 (PIA) -- Inumpisahan ng mga awtoridad sa Rehiyon 12 ang bagong estratihiya na nagtatakda sa higit pang pakikipag-ugnayan sa pagitan ng publiko at lokal na mga tauhan ng pulisya para mapahusay ang kampanya kontra-krimen. Sinabi ni Chief Supt. Calima Jr., police director ng Rehiyon Dose, na pangunahing layunin ng kampanya ang himukin ang publiko na makilahok sa mga operasyon ng pulisya o aksyon kontra-krimen sa pamamagitan ng paghikayat sa mga resid...
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08Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South, Cotabato, Peb. 8 (PIA) -- Lalo pang pinalalakas ngayon ng mga kapulisan sa bayan ng Mlang, North Cotabato ang kanilang opersyon upang masawata ang mga krimen sa naturang bayan. Ayon kay PO3 Bong Claudio na nakatalaga sa operations, sa ngayon ay pinaiigting ang kanilang isinasagawang Comelec checkpoint at barangay intel networking. Kinumpirma rin ang mga hakbangin na ito ni police senior inspector Realan Mamon, chief of police ng M'lang. Dagdag pa ni Claudio...
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05Feb2013MANILA, Peb. 5 (PIA) -- Ang Malacañang mipasalig nga ilang gukdon kadtong mga pulitiko nga naghupot gihapon og mga private armed groups agig pagpangandam sa umaabot nga piniliay karong Mayo. Sumala ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda kagahapon nga padayon ang kampanya sa Philippine National Police (PNP) sa pagguba sa mga private armed groups ug pagkolekta sa mga loose firearms aron mahimong luwas ug hapsay ang umaabot nga eleksyon. Sumala pa ni Lacierda nga adunay mga taho nga adunay ...
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05Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 5 (PIA) -- Police authorities in Kabacan, North Cotabato have strengthened its campaign against carnapping and colorum to secure safety in the town. Through their operation ‘Lambat Bitag’, 130 motorcycles which violated traffic rules are now impounded in the town’s municipal police station. The operation was headed by police personnel from North Cotabato police station who serve as augmentation force for Kabacan PNP in coordination with Cotabato Polic...
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05Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 5 (PIA) -- Pormal a pinangukan nu Philippine National Police-Central Mindanao (PNP-12) su nagalaga sa masiken a P4.7 milyun a inipatindeg a opisina nu mga pulis a mailay kanu taligkudan a parti nu munisipyo nu President Roxas a sa North Cotabato. Pinangunan nu bago a inibated a police regional director for Central Mindanao, Chief Supt. Charles Calima Jr. su kabpanguka kanu aden a duwa ka andana nin a masla a walay a lu ba pakabated su administrative a opisin...
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05Feb2013LAOAG CITY, Feb. 5 (PIA) --- Mayor Salvador Pillos of Marcos town continues to recover in a local hospital after surviving an attack in front of a construction site in his town at 5 p.m. yesterday. The mayor was inspecting a construction project in front of the Marcos Agro-Industrial School when the shooting happened. According to the Philippine National Police (PNP), Pillos suffered gunshot wounds in his arms and foot. Police said that gunmen were riding in tandem as they approached the cons...
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04Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, Peb. 4 (PIA) –- Pormal nang binuksan ng Philippine National Police-Central Mindanao (PNP-12) ang may P4.7 milyong halaga ng itinayong opisina ng pulisya na matatagpuan sa likurang bahagi ng munisipyo ng President Roxas sa North Cotabato. Pinangunahan ng bagong itinalagang police regional director for Central Mindanao, Chief Supt. Charles Calima Jr. ang pagbubukas ng may dalawang palapag na gusali na paglalagyan ng administratibong mga opisina at command center ng PNP-Pr...
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02Feb2013LAOAG CITY, Feb. 2 (PIA) --- Add the Ilocos Norte Police Provincial Office (INPPO) to the list of hotlines offering prompt action through the "Itext mo kay PD" text hotline project. Sr. Supt. Gerardo Ratuita, officer-in-charge of the INPPO, said the text hotline will pave the way for prompt reporting of incidents in the communities and a corresponding police action on those incident reports. Any incident report that needs police attention can be sent to the “I-text mo kay PD” hotline usi...
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01Feb2013QUEZON CITY, Feb 1 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) through the PNP Finance Service (PNPFS) has set new procedures to better serve pensioners. In a release, PNPFS chief Rolando A. Purugganan said that effective next month, all PNP and Integrated National Police (INP) pension checks, specifically those from National Capital Region (NCR) and Region 4A (Calabarzon) will be forwarded to their respective Regional Finance Service Offices for its orderly distribution. “This is part of...
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01Feb2013SYUDAD SA HENERAL SANTOS, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- Padayon ang gihimong tabang sa lokal nga panggamhanan sa pakigtambayayong sa mga hingtungdang ahensya sa gobyerno alang sa mga naluwas ug apektadong pamilya sa mga nawalang mananagat human ang kagusbatan nga gibilin ni Bagyong Pablo sa Mindanao. Sumala pa ni Ephraim Beliran, ang action officer sa City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) mikambyo na ang tanang paglimbasog sa gobyerno sa pagpanghatag ug tabang sa mga biktima ug apektad...
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01Feb2013TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- The Cavite Police Provincial Office (CPPO) assured the public that all members of the police force will stay neutral and will not be involved or be used by any politicians for their personal gain in the coming mid-term elections. The assurance was made during the Election Summit held last week at the Orchard Golf and Country Club where major candidates for local positions attended. Senior Supt. Edwin T. Erni, deputy regional director for Operations ...
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31Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan 31 (PIA) -- Police Regional Office-7 (PRO7) recorded 27 firearms confiscated and 27 persons arrested for the whole month of January since the start of its implementation. P/Supt. Armando Radoc, head of the Police Community Relations Office PRO7, said 18 days after the full implementation of the election gun ban last January 13, there were 27 firearms confiscated and 27 persons arrested in the entire Central Visayas. According to the data provided by PSinsp. Sandley Sabang from t...
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30Jan2013KALIBO, Aklan, Jan 30 (PIA6) -- Tricycle drivers in Kalibo are being urged to be effective partners in the town’s drive to push its local tourism industry. The appeal to be partners for Kalibo’s progressive tourism industry was issued here by Benny Jones Mendoza, Traffic PNCO of Kalibo Police Station during the several batches of orientation/seminar for tricycle drivers who are applying or renewing their Motorized Tricycle Operators Permit (MTOPs) conducted this month at the municipal hal...
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30Jan2013KALIBO, Aklan (PIA6) -- Ginhinyo kurundaya eamang ro mga driver it tricycle iya sa Kalibo nga nga mangin epektibo nga katuwang sa pagduso it industriya it turismo it banwang Kalibo. Ro pag-apelar kanda nga mangin katuwang sa pagpa progreso it turismo sa Kalibo hay ginpaabot ni SPO4 Benny Jones Mendoza, Traffic PNCO it Kalibo Police Station sa ginhiwat nga mga orientation/seminar para sa mga driver it tricycle nga naga-apply para sa sa Motorized Tricycle Operators permit (MTOPs) nga ginhiwat k...
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29Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan 29 (PIA) -- In line with their 50th anniversary, Norkis Trading Company, Inc. (NTC) recently turned over 200 motorcycle units to the Philippine National Police through the Philippine National Police Foundation Inc (PNPFI). PNP’s Deputy Chief for Administration, Deputy Director General Rommel DF Heredia expressed his appreciation to Norkis, adding that the donated motorcycles will serve as an inspiration to members of the PNP to better serve the public. Heredia was joined ...
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25Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 25 (PIA) -- The local government here handed over to the City Police Station two motor bikes worth over P500,000 in a bid to boost police mobility for prompt response to call of duty. Mayor Peter Miguel turned over the two brand new Kawasaki Ninja EX250J motorcycles to PNP Koronadal’s supply and finance officer SPO1 Bernie M. Geroche at the City Hall Grounds on Monday. The red bikes are 4-stroke motorcycles, c...
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24Jan2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Jan. 24 (PIA6) -- A house-to-house campaign to reach Capiceño gun owners with expired firearms license is ongoing in Capiz as part of the PNP’s “Oplan Katok” nationwide campaign. “We started the home visitation last Dec. and will continue until all owners of unlicensed as well as expired license guns have been reached,” said Capiz police director S/Supt. Domingo S. Cabillan in an interview over Bombo Radyo here. The Capiz Police Provincial Office is willing to ...
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24Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) in cooperation with UNTV Radio La Verdad will launch today, January 24 its new radio program to provide the public timely and accurate police information and services. Dubbed “Serbisyong Pulis, Serbisyong Makatotohanan,” the new police oriented show will provide information, other police services to the public, latest accomplishments, activities and other events of PNP units nationwide. “The PNP is filled with gratitud...
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24Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 24 (PIA)--Cebu Comelec provincial election supervisor Atty. Lionel Marco Castillano will temporarily leave his post as the routinary reshuffling of election supervisors and officers takes effect on January 21. He is assigned temporarily in Bohol while Bohol provincial election supervisor Atty. Eliseo Labaria is assigned in Siquijor province, according to Commission on Elections (Comelec-Bohol) information officer Juvenal Beniga during a recent general assembly of th...
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24Jan2013MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Jan. 24 (PIA)-- The Philippine National Police-Southern Leyte Police Provincial Office (PNP-SLPPO) conferred new ranks to 32 police officers throughout the province in line with the Philippine National Police’s “Second Phase Regular Promotion Program CY 2012.” The promotion program took effect last December 31, 2012, Police Chief Inspector Ronaldo A. Plecerda stated in a press release. He reported that the promotion included one (1) police chief inspector ...
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21Jan2013BOAC, Marinduque, Jan. 21 (PIA) -- A unity walk was held here recently to call for unity among several members of the community, especially the voting population, to ensure a safe and fair election. The event was led by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) and was joined in by students, police officers, government personnel and non-government organizations. Newly-appointed PNP Marinduque provincial director, Police Senior Supt. Edwin Capanza led the ac...
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18Jan2013BOAC, Marinduque, Jan 18 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Commission on Election (Comelec) held a press conference at Camp Maximo Abad, Santol, Boac recently in preparation for the coming Synchronized Automated Election on May 13. All municipal election officers from the six towns of the province were present. PNP Provincial Director Edwin M. Capanzana, Asst. Provincial Director for Administration Guilmer Manguera, and Provincial Election Officer Atty. Fernando Besino led...
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18Jan2013MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Jan. 18 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police-Southern Leyte Police Provincial Office (PNP-SLPPO) has a new director, in the person of Police Senior Superintendent Armando Bulalin. The turn-over ceremony was conducted Wednesday, January 16 at 2 p.m. in Camp Alfredo K. Bantug, Barangay Asuncion here. PSSupt. Bulalin who was previously assigned at the National Capital Region replaced PSSupt.Allan Cuevillas who will be with the PNP-Regional Office-8. Louella Doble...
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17Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato Jan 17 (PIA) -- Ginkilala sang kapulisan sang South Cotabato ang duha ka banwa kag isa ka malayo nga baryo ang posible nga duog nga ginakabalak-an sa subong kag hasta sa Mayo 13 lokal kag nasyunal nga piniliay. Si S/Supt. Randolph Delfin, South Cotabato provincial police director, nagsiling nga sa subong ginapanilagan nila ang mga hitabo sa pulitika sa mga banwa sang Tampakan kag T’boli kag amo man ang barangay Ned sa banwa sang Lake Sebu tungod sa pag-ulhot sa...
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17Jan2013MANILA, Jan. 17 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas announced, Thursday, the relief of more officials of the Philippine National Police in the Calabarzon Region, including its regional director, Chief Supt. James Melad, to give way to an impartial investigation into the series of killings in the region involving policemen. The relief order came after the fatal shooting of a suspect, Fernando Morales aka Pandoy, who was gunned down in the early morning hours of Monday whi...
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16Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan 16 (PIA6) -- Senator Gregorio Honasan said he is pushing for the removal of the height requirement for applicants to the police force in order to attract more members to the Philippine National Police (PNP). The height exemption, he clarified, can only be availed of by qualified applicants provided they meet the other requirements required of police aspirants. The scrapping of the requirement also applies to those applying for the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and the Bureau...
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15Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 15 (PIA) -- South Cotabato’s police provincial director expressed confidence for a peaceful and orderly election in his area of responsibility. "I do not foresee any incident of violence during the election period," said PSSupt Randolf Delfin, director of the South Cotabato Police Provincial Office. He said, based on his observation, politicians here have demonstrated a level of professionalism that would most likely result ...
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15Jan2013MANILA, Jan. 15 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas on Monday instructed the Philippine National Police to strictly implement the rules on the provision of security details to candidates as part of the overall efforts to ensure a safe and orderly mid-term elections in May. He also called on the citizenry to report any incident of policemen providing unauthorized security for politicians. He promised swift action against anyone found violating the directive, which he said...
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14Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan 14 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) has reminded the public of the following guidelines on police checkpoints. • Checkpoint must be well-lighted, properly identified and manned by uniformed personnel. • Upon approach, slowdown, dim headlights and turn on cabin lights. Never step out of the vehicle. • Lock all doors. Only visual search is allowed. • Do not submit to a physical or body search. • You are not obliged to open glove compartment, trunk or bags....
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09Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan 9 (PIA6) -- The relatively big number of apprehensions for violation of the helmet law in less than a week after the intensive campaign was launched, is not a reflection of remiss of duty, said an official of the Land Transportation Office-6. Marlon Velez, chief of the LTO law enforcement division said over the radio that they have been up on their toes campaigning for compliance since last year. Four days after it started its campaign early this January, there were alr...
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09Jan2013BATANGAS CITY, Enero 9 (PIA) -- Sinimulan ng Pamahalaang Panlalawigan ang pagtutok sa programang pang-seguridad sa taong 2013 sa pamamagitan ng pagpapalakas ng "communication and surveillance capabilities" ng pwersa ng kapulisan nito. Ito ay sa pamamagitan ng pagbibigay ng radio communication equipment at patrol vehicles sa Batangas Philippine National Police (PNP) noong ika-7 ng Enero . Personal na iginawad ni Batangas Governor Vilma Santos Recto kay Batangas PNP Provincial Director, Ro...
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09Jan2013MANILA, Jan. 9 (PIA) -– Wala sang whitewash. Ini ang ginpaseguro sang Malacanang sang Martes nahanungud sa ginapatigayon nga imbestigasyon sang Philippine National Police(PNP) kag sang National Bureau of Investigation(NBI) bahin sa shootout sa tunga sang mga puwersa sang seguridad sang gobyerno kag kuno mga kriminal sa isa ka checkpoint sa probinsya sang Quezon sadtong Domingo. Sa isa ka briefing nga ginhiwat sa Malacanang, si Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda nagsiling nga ang Presi...
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08Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Ene 8 (PIA) -- Walang dapat ikabahala ang mga residente sa lungsod ng Koronadal at kanilang mga bisita habang nagdiriwang ng 13th Hinugyaw Festival at 73rd Foundation Anniversary, ayon sa Philippine National Police (PNP)-Koronadal. Inihayag ni P/Insp. Carlos Joseph Madrid, chief investigator ng Koronadal Police Station, na kasabay ng pagsimula ng mga gawain sa Hinugyaw Festival noong Biyernes, ipinatupad na rin nila ang ...
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08Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan. 8 (PIA6) -- Firearm data and verification can now be done via text messaging, said Police Regional Office-6 Director Agrimero Cruz, Jr. The PRO-6 recently launched the program through Memorandum Circular No. 03-12 for the guidelines and implementation of SMS firearm verification. Cruz said the use of SMS or text messaging can hasten the verification of the data of firearms, especially those recovered from the crime scene. The PNP said records of firearms recovered o...
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04Jan2013CAMP BGEN OSCAR M FLORENDO, San Fernando city, La Union, Jan 2 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police Headquarters (PNP-HQ) thru its newly-installed Chief, Director General Alan La Madrid Purisima turned over 21 motorcycles to the Police Regional Office 1 recently. “These three provinces (La Union, Pangasinan, Ilocos Sur) are not election hot spots, these are included in the list to be given priority police actions at an earlier time citing incidents in the past and in order to address all...
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04Jan2013RMANILA, Jan. 4 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas has directed the Philippine National Police to immediately find and charge those who fired the fatal stray bullets that claimed the lives of at least two persons, including a 7-year-old girl, during the last New Year’s Eve revelries. In a statement, Roxas said that he relayed his order to PNP Director General Alan Purisima to track down the owners of the guns from which the fatal stray bullets hit 7-year-old Stephanie...
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03Jan2013CEBU CITY, Enero 3 (PIA) -- Ang Kalihim sa Department of Public Works & Highways nga si Rogelio L. Singson mimando sa hugot nga pagdili sa pagsunog sa mga ligid diha sa karsadahan. Naobserbahan kini sa mga nangaging tuig nga ang mga tao magsunog ug ligid o magdaob ug bisan unsa nga materyalkes diha sa mga karsadahan. Si Singson miingon nga angay nga papatas-on ang kahimuslanon sa atong mga karsada ug ang pagdaob diha hilabina sa mga aspalto niini lagmit nga makakusbat sa karsada, makabalda sa...
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03Jan2013SAN JOSE, Antique, Jan 3 (PIA) - - The Antique Police Provincial Office (APP0) installed its new Provincial Director, PSSupt. Pedrito F. delos Reyes, January 2, 2013 during turn-over ceremony at the PNP Provincial Office, San Jose, Antique. Delos Reyes vowed to serve and protect Antiquenos in his utmost capacity as the province’s top cop especially since election time is approaching and much is expected of police officers to maintain peace and order. He is a member of Philippine National ...
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03Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan. 3 (PIA6) -- The comparatively lower crime volume of 7,211 or 16.20 percent lower than the previous year’s 8,605 in Western Visayas is attributed to innovative strategies, according to the Police Regional Office- Region 6 (PRO-6). In its yearend report, PRO-6 said this showed a no nonsense drive of the region’s police force against criminality, insurgency, and other threats to peace, order, and security. As reported, the index crime (homicide, murder, etc.), posted a ...
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03Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Ene. 3 (PIA) -- Sa pangkalahatan, naging mapayapa at mababa ang bilang ng firecrackers-related-injury sa buong Rehiyon Dose ayon sa opisyal ng Philippine National Police (PNP). Sa isang panayam sa radyo, kinumpirma ni PNP 12 regional director C/Supt Alex Paul Monteagudo ang pagbaba ng insidente ng firecracker-related injuries sa buong rehiyon. Ito ayon kay Monteagudo ay base na rin umano sa ulat ng Kagawaran ng Kalusugan at mga pagamutan na nagtala ng maba...
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30Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dis. 30 (PIA) -- Umabot sa mahigit kalahating milyong piso ang nakumpiska na mga paputok ng mga pulis sa Rehiyon Dose nitong nakalipas na ilang araw. Sa ulat ni PSInsp, Benjamin Mauricio Jr., hepe ng Regional Public Information Office ng PNP 12, pinakamalaki sa nakumpiska ang tinatayang abot sa P500,000 na halaga ng paputok mula sa isang suspek sa Koronadal City. Nakumpiska ng pinagsamang tauhan ng South Cotabato Police ...
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30Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec 30 (PIA) -- Police authorities in Region 12 promised a peaceful and safe celebration to welcome the New Year despite the taping of the muzzles of the firearms of all police officers. Following the ceremonial muzzle taping ceremony Friday, PNP 12 regional director PCSupt Alex Paul Monteagudo, directed all police provincial directors and station chiefs to strengthen the police visibility especially in public convergence ...
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30Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dis. 30 (PIA) -- Siniguro ng pamunuan ng Police Regional Office 12 ang seguridad at kaligtasan ng mamamayan ng Soccksargen Region sa kabila ng binalot na ng masking tape ang dulo ng mga baril ng mga pulis dito. Kasabay ng isinagawang ceremonial gun taping sa PNP 12 headquarters sa Barangay Tambler Gensan at lahat ng police provincial office at mga istasyon ng pulis noong Biyernes, ipinag-utos ni regional direc...
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30Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec 30 (PIA) -- Sugod karon hangtud sa Enero 13, magpabilin nga selyado ang mga sumbohan sa mga armas sa kapolisan sa tibuok Bohol. Kini human ipadayag ni Bohol Police Senior Superintendent Constantino Barot nga ilang selyohan ang mga sumbohan sa mga armas nga gi-isyu sa mga polis aron masayran kon gigamit ba kini sa illegal nga pagpabuto sa panahon sa Pasko ug Bag-ong Tuig. Ang lakang sa kapolisan aron mapakita sa katawhan ang maayong ehemplo sa dili paggamit sa mga p...
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28Dec2012SURIGAO CITY, Dis. 28 (PIA) -- Gihangyo sa gobyerno ang katawhan sa paglikay paggamit og delikado nga mga pabuto ug mga kwitis aron malikayan ang mga kadaot ug pagkamatay atol sa selabrasyon sa Bag-ong Tuig. Sumala ni Presidential Spoksperson Edwin Lacierda ang Department of Health (DOH) mitaho nga aduna nay mga biktima sa mga pabuto bisan kon layo pa ang Bag-ong Tuig ug ang ilang buhatan gikan Disyembre 21-26 nakatala ug mokabat 71 ka mga pasyente nga naangol sa pabuto ug usa nga naigo sa na...
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28Dec2012BATANGAS CITY, Dis. 28 (PIA) --Patuloy ang panawagan ng Batangas City Police sa lahat ng may ari ng baril na mag renew na ng kanilang mga lisensya kung ito ay paso na upang maiwasan ang kaparusahang pagkabilanggo. Ito ang ipinahayag ni PO2 Ding Calalo ng IT/Firearms Desk sa naging panayam sa kanya kamakailan. Ayon kay Calalo, mahigit na 2,500 pa ang hindi nakakapag renew na kanilang mga permit sa Batangas City, subalit 20 porsyento pa lamang ang nakakasunod dito kung kayat agad pinadalhan a...
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21Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dis. 21 (PIA) -- Nakalatag na ang full security measures ng mga pulis sa bayan ng Carmen, North Cotabato para sa nalalapit na pagdiriwang ng Pasko. Ayon kay police chief inspector Jordine Maribojo, todo bantay sila sa mga lugar sa bayan lalung-lalo na sa mga simbahan dahil sa simbang gabi. Dagdag pa dito, maraming mga pulis na rin ang itinalaga sa mga malalaking establisimyento at mga pangunahing kalye sa lugar. Ani Maribojo, ginagawa nila ito upang masig...
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19Dec2012MANILA, Dec. 19 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas on Tuesday ordered new PNP Acting Director General Alan Purisima to strike hard against jueteng, especially its operators and protectors who are raking in billions of pesos in illicit earnings that in turn fill the war chests of warlord politicians in many towns and provinces around the country. “I have instructed Director General Alan Purisima to revise the PNP’s Secure and Fair Elections (SAFE) 2013 operations pla...
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19Dec2012SURIGAO CITY, Dis. 19 (PIA) – Pormal ng gi-instalar ni Pangulong Aquino si Police Deputy Director General Alan Purisima isip acting chief sa Philippine National Police kagahapon didto sa multi-purpose hall sa Camp Crame sa Quezon City. Purisima, replaces Police Director General Nicanor Bartolome who, after serving as Chief PNP for over a year, opted to retire today. Si Purisima maoy mohulip kang Poilce Director General Nicanor Bartolome kinsa, human magserbisyo isip Hepe sa PNP sulod sa usa...
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14Dec2012CAMP BGEN OSCAR M FLORENDO, San Fernando City, La Union, Dec 14 (PIA) -- As an immediate response to the inclusion of the three provinces (Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Sur) in the national list of “high risk” areas in connection with the May 13 elections, the Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) led by PCSupt. Franklin Jesus B. Bucayu, launched the Regional Special Operations Task Groups (RSOTGs) late last week. Leading the RSOTG are PCSupt James B. Bucayu, designated as Task Group Commander fo...
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14Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dis. 14 (PIA 12) -- Sa wakas, matapos na maitatag ito noong 1991, may sarili na command saber ang Police Regional Office (PRO) 12. Noong Lunes, Disyembre 10, tumungo sa PRO 12 headquarters sa Barangay Tambler, General Santos City si Police deputy director-general Emelito T. Sarmiento upang pormal na iturn-over sa PNP 12 ang kanilang command saber. Paliwanag ni PSInsp. Benjamin Mauricio Jr., hepe ng Regional Public Informat...
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14Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dis. 14 (PIA) -- Siyamnapu’t siyam na bagong Police Officer 1 ang kasalukuyang sumasailalim sa anim na buwan ng pagsasanay sa Police Regional Training School ng Police Regional Office (PRO 12). Ayon kay PSInsp. Benjamin Mauricio Jr., pinuno ng Regional Public Information Office, ang mga nasabing pulis ay nanumpa noong Disyembre 3 bilang mga bagong police recruit sa ilalim ang attrition quota 2nd Semester PO1 Recruitment Pr...
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14Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec. 14 (PIA) -- Twenty-one years after its establishment in 1991, the Police Regional Office (PRO-12) finally got its symbol authority, the PRO-12 Command Saber. Police deputy director-general Emelito T. Sarmiento came to General Santos City on Monday, December 10, to formally hand the PRO-12 Command Saber to PNP 12 regional director PCSupt Alex Paul Monteagudo PSInsp Benjamin Mauricio Jr., chief of the public information office of PN...
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14Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec. 14 (PIA) -- Philippine National Police (PNP) in Soccksargen Region is beefing up its troop with 99 new recruits, a police official here said. PSInsp. Benjamin Mauricio Jr., public information chief of PNP 12 said these new Police Officer 1s (PO1s) are undergoing a mandatory six-month Public Safety Basic Recruit Course at the Regional Training School-12. Mauricio added that the latest addition to the police force in Regi...
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14Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec. 14 (PIA) -- The province of Sultan Kudarat remains relatively peaceful and manageable despite persistent threats, a local official said. Despite bomb and kidnapping threats, carnapping/motor theft incidents, shooting, illegal drugs and other disturbances perpetrated by lawless elements, the province is enjoying relative peace especially during this holiday season. This is according to the report of P/Senior Supt. Rolen C. Balquin, Sultan Kudarat police pro...
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13Dec2012QUEZON CITY, Dec 13 (PIA) -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday, December 12 formally handed over the P22-million reward to informants. AFP chief General Jessie D. Dellosa in a statement said that the reward is a recognition and appreciation of their (informants) bravery that led to the arrest of most wanted terrorists and rebels in the country. “We recognize the efforts of these concerned individuals who continue to step up in helping the government, the AFP, and the PN...
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08Dec2012SYUDAD SA HENERAL SANTOS, Dis. 8 (PIA) -- Tulo ka myembro sa kapulisan ang gipasidunggan sa Police Regional Office (PRO) 12 kabag-ohay lamang tungod sa gipakitang kaisog sa pakig-away batok sa mga daotang elemento sa syudad. Matud pa sa Public Information Officer sa PRO 12 nga si PSInsp. Benjamin Mauricio, Jr. nakadawat ug kadungganan sila PO1 Mark Anthony Santillan, PO2 Peter Quinzon, ug usa ka myembro sa SWAT sa General Santos City Police Office (GSCPO) nga gitagoan ang kailhan tungod sa ras...
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07Dec2012DAGUPAN CITY, Dec. 7 — Despite the plea of the provincial government to remove Pangasinan from the list of areas of concern for the mid-term election, the police suggested looking into the positive side of the issue instead. P/Supt. Mateo Casupang, deputy provincial director for operations, said Thursday that being included in the list means that the province can easily get personnel and operational supports from the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the military. “At least we can attai...
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06Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dis.6 (PIA) -- Umabot sa 40 na indibidwal na kabilang sa wanted persons sa buong Soccsksargen ang nadakip ng mga operatiba ng Police Regional Office (PRO) 12 sa mas pinaigting na kampanya nitong nakaraang buwan. Inihayag ni Police senior inspector Benjamin Mauricio Jr., pinuno ng information office ng PNP 12, na nakapagsagawa sila ng 28 na operasyon laban sa mga taong pinaghahanap ng batas. Kabilang sa mga naaresto ...
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06Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dis. 6 (PIA) -- Pinaigting ng Philippine National Police sa Rehiyon Dose nitong nakalipas na buwan ang kampanya laban sa mga hindi dokumentadong mga armas. Kaugnay rito inulat ni chief inspector Benjamin Mauricio Jr, hepe ng information office ng PNP 12 na umabot sa 16 na iba’t ibang klase ng armas ang kanilang nakumpiska mula Nobyembre 1 hanggang 26 lamang. Labintatlong katao rin ang nakasuhan sa paglabag ng ...
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01Dec2012ILOILO CITY, Dec. 1 (PIA6) -- The drop in the number of expired gun licenses from 33,068 in August this year to 31,790 as of November 15 showed positive signs of compliance. PRO-6 Regional Director Chief Supt. Agrimero Cruz said this is seen to decrease more in the days to come. Cruz had earlier called on gun holders of loose firearms to apply for the renewal of their licenses. He also organized the “Task Force Armas” to spearhead and fast track accounting of those firearms. On the oth...
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29Nov2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Nov. 29 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police-Southern Leyte Police Office, as one of the frontline agencies of the drugs board, joined the nationwide observance of the Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Week that carries the theme, Health “Kalusugan ay Kayamanan, Droga ay Iwasan.” Police Chief Inspector Ronaldo A. Plecerda, in a press statement, said that the week-long activity, November 11-17 was supported by the Southern Leyte police in coordination with t...
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29Nov2012Koronadal City, South Cotabato, Nov. 29 (PIA) Mga 189 ka mga kapulisan sa subong nag-agi sa maid-id nga paghanas sa pagpalakat sa pinasahi nga siguridad para sa pag-andam sa Mayo 2013 nga lokal kag nasyunal nga piniliay. Si Chief Supt. Alex Paul Monteagudo, Region 12 police director, nagsiling nga ang 45 dias nga buluhaton sa paghanas parti sang una nga kurso nga ginhatag sang ahensiya sa personahe sang pulis nga ibutang sa napili nga malisod o kon may problema nga duog sa rehiyon. Ini ginmand...
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28Nov2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Nob. 28 (PIA)--Lalong pagtitibayin ng Cotabato Philippine National Police ang pagbabantay sa seguridad sa mga lugar sa lalawigan ng North Cotabato gayong papalapit na ang kapaskuhan. Ito ang binigyang diin ni Police Senior Supt. Roque Alcantara matapos ang isinagawang pagpupulong ng Provincial Peace and Order Council kamakalawa. Kaugnay nito, ikinasa na kamakailan ang kanilang tinatawag na police visibility at police integrated patrol system. Ayon kay A...
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28Nov2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Nov. 28 (PIA) -- Nag-umpisa ang bug-os nga kapulisan sa Rehiyon 12 sang Lunes sang madamo nga pagpanakop kontra sa mga nagasupak sang “no helmet, no plate, no travel policy” kag iban pa nga sahi sang sulundan sa trapiko sa bug-os nga rehiyon. Si Chief Supt. Alex Paul Monteagudo, Region 12 police director, nagsiling nga nakig-angot sila sa Land Transportation Office (LTO) para sa kampanya sa bug-os nga rehiyon nga parti sang ginbag-o nga pagpatuman sang Police...
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23Nov2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Nov. 23 (PIA) -- Two hundred and fifty-four police officers were officially added to the police force of Soccsksargen Region (Reg.12), a report from the Police Regional Office (PRO) 12 said. PSInsp. Benjamin Mauricio Jr., head of the PRO-12 information division, told PIA 12, Friday, that these new breed of law enforcers were conferred their Philippine National Police badge in a Badge-of-Honor Ceremony, November 12. Police Regional Director PC...
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23Nov2012SYUDAD SANG ROXAS, Capiz, Nob 23 (PIA6) -- Pagahatagan sang prayoridad sang mga katapu sang Philippine National Police ang mga lugar nga nalakip sa election hot spots sa probinsya sang Capiz. Ginpahayag ni Capiz police Provincial Director Domingo Cabillan nga mas hatagan atensyon sang ila talatapan ang mga nalakip nga mga barangay sa hot spots para sa palaabuton nga piniliay sa masunod nga tuig. Suno kay Cabillan, kapin sa 66 ka mga barangay sa probinsya sang Capiz ang may posibilidad nga kala...
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22Nov2012MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon, Nov 22 (PIA) -- The newly-installed provincial director of Philippine National Police-Bukidnon Police Provincial Office (PNP-BPPO) based in Camp Ramon Onahon, here, vowed to focus on law enforcement and peace-keeping campaign to maintain law and order in the province. PSSupt Orlando A. Beñas, who assumed post as provincial director of PNP-BPPO, vowed punitive measures against police officers found to have committed violations. “As a law enforcement agency, we are ...
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22Nov2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Nov. 22 (PIA6) -- The Philippine National Police here will be giving priority attention to the election 'areas of concern' in Capiz. Capiz Police Provincial Director Domingo Cabillan said they have identified so far 66 probable election hot spot barangays in the province. He explained that the said areas of concerns are identified due to the intense political rivalry and insurgency. Cabillan said that five areas in Capiz namely Roxas City, Panay, Pontevedra, Ivisan and Dao ...
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21Nov2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Nov 21 (PIA) -- Agbalin nga katulungan dagiti mangiwaywayat ti linteg nga mangibawbawal ti panagsigarilyo kadagiti matatao nga lugar ditoy Nueva Vizcaya dagiti kameng ti media. Sigun kenni Virginia Galapon, Tobacco Control coordinator ti Nueva Vizcaya, madaman iti inda panangaramid kadagiti Identification Cards wenno ID nga usaren dagiti media tapno agbalin dagitoy nga katulungan ti Philippine National Police (PNP) nga mangpasardeng iti panagsigarilyo kadagiti matao ...
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16Nov2012MANILA, Nov. 16 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas has relieved Zamboanga del Sur Provincial PNP Director Senior Superintendent William T. Manzan and Pagadian City Chief of Police Superintendent Kenneth H. Mission in connection with the Aman Futures investment scam that victimized thousands in the province and parts of Mindanao. In a statement, Roxas said this is meant to avoid chances of whitewash in the ongoing police investigation into the latest “get-rich-quick” ...
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15Nov2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Nov. 15 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police-Southern Leyte Police Provincial Office (PNP-SLPPO) personnel in living up to the PNP’s commitment to protect the environment, conducted their own tree-planting activity within the compound of Camp Alfredo K. Bantug at the PNP headquarters here. Acting Chief of Provincial Police and Community Relations Branch Ariel P. Nuñez disclosed that The cops planted at least 50 mahogany and jackfruit seedlings in addition to ...
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12Nov2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Nov. 12 (PIA6) -- About 40,000 trees have been planted by Capiz policemen since the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) greening initiative was launched in the province early this year. The figure is based on the Capiz Police Provincial Office’s Tree Planting Monitoring Report in line the project dubbed “Pulis Makakalikasan: 10 Milyong Puno, Pamana sa Kinabukasan.” The project targets to reforest about 125 hectares of Capiz timberlands. Capiz Police Provincial Off...
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07Nov2012Davao City, Nov 7 (PIA) - Police Director General Nicanor Bartolome ordered the Police Regional Office XI to intensify all efforts against all forms of criminality. He issued the order during an executive meeting with all police officers in Davao Region following the awarding of the best security agency in the country to the Dasia Security and Investigative Agency at the Royal Mandaya Hotel Tuesday night. Bartolome said he wants the police to take note of areas where there are intense politica...
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01Nov2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Nov 1 (PIA) -- The Southern Leyte Police Provincial Office (SLPPO) assured the public of a peaceful and orderly observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. Provincial Director Police Senior Superintendent Allan T. Cuevillas ordered a maximum deployment of personnel at major cemeteries, seaports, terminals and other places of convergence and major thoroughfares throughout the province. Police Senior Inspector Ariel Nuñez, in a report said that Police Assi...
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01Nov2012SAN JOSE, Antique, Nov. 1 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) San Jose has issued an advisory to all San Josenhons who would be going to the various cemeteries to observe strictly the traffic plans and guides they prepared to make their Observance of All Saint's Day on November 1 and All Soul's Day on November 2, 2012 hassle free. CInsp Norby Escobar, Chief of Police of San Jose, in an interview by PIA said that his office has drawn-up a traffic rerouting plan for all the commuters t...
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31Oct2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Oct. 31 -- On November 5 to 9, the Inspecting Team from the PNP National Headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City will visit Police Regional Office (PRO) 10 to conduct the regular Annual General Inspection – Operational Readiness Security Inspection Test and Evaluation (AGI-ORSITE) for 2012. The purpose of the Philippine National Police (PNP) AGI-ORSITE is to assess the operational readiness of all police units nationwide, appraise their adherence to PNP policies and presc...
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29Oct2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Oct 29 (PIA) -- The Southern Leyte Police Provincial Office (SLPPO) conducted a Proficiency Firing Test for police officers assigned at the SLPPO and other units, Tuesday. The activity that will augment the capability of police officers is one way of developing and enhancing their competence as police authorities, most particularly women who are most preferably doing office works in their respective units and stations, PCR Officer Police Senior Insp. Ariel Nuñez sa...
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27Oct2012QUEZON CITY, Oct. 27 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) is proposing that all business establishments nationwide install closed circuit television or CCTV security systems. PNP chief Nicanor A. Bartolome said the measure is one of his proposals to Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas in the next meeting of the National Peace and Order Council (NPOC). “This is just a small investment on the part of business operators that will eventually translate to higher returns a...
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24Oct2012ILOILO CITY, October 24 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police all over the country is adopting the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) pension system to make the transactions of retirees easier as well as to boost their morale and welfare. C/Supt. Agrimero Cruz Jr., director of Police Regional Office 6 said in a statement, this move of the PNP National Headquarters is commendable as it is expected to reduce the number of PNP pensioners queuing at the Land Bank of the Philippines branches and the...
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24Oct2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Oct 24 (PIA) -- The provincial director of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the province reiterated the standing order for all chiefs of police in Negros Oriental to aggressively implement the “one-strike” policy. The policy is enforced to ensure the active and intensified campaign against all forms of illegal activities in the province especially on illegal gambling, loose firearms and illegal drugs, said SPO1 Edilberto Euraoba III of the Negros Oriental Provincial ...
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18Oct2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, Oct 18 (PIA) --The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Negros Oriental reported a decrease of crime incidents in the third quarter of this year as compared to the same period in 2011. NegOr Police Senior Superintendent Edward Caranza in a Provincial Peace and Order Council meeting on October 15 reported that there were 684 crimes committed from July to September, a decrease of 108 incidents or lower than 792 crime volume of the same period of last year. Carran...
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12Oct2012SIQUIJOR, Oct 12 (PIA)—Public participation is vital in solving crime. This was the statement made by Larena Police Station PPO1 Richel Perez during the monthly gathering of the clients and aides of the Parole and Probation Office here. He said everyone can contribute to a peaceful environment and urged everyone to take advantage of the technology in reporting to the police crimes or any suspicious actions within their barangays immediately. Another way of solving crime, he said is con...
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10Oct2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Oct. 11 (PIA) --- A top leader of the New People's Army (NPA) who led the armed movement in Leyte, Bohol and Negros provinces was arrested in Mandaue City, Cebu by joint forces of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Oct. 5, 2012. Calixto Vistal (alias Cocoy, Fred, and Isom) was arrested together with his legal wife, Jimmyliza Badayos (alias Jill, Cecile, and Mayet). Vistal was arrested by virtue of an arrest warrant for murder...
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09Oct2012MAKATI CITY, Oct 9 (PIA) -- The National Police Commission (Napolcom) barred 387 police examinees linked to cheating. They conducted an analysis of the answer patterns of all examinees during the April 17, 2011 PNP Entrance Examinations based on reports of cheating in some testing centers in Mindanao said Eduardo U. Escueta, Napolcom vice-chairman and executive officer. “After analyzing the answer patterns, the Commission found that 387 examinees were found to have a high percentage, ranging...
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02Oct2012NAVAL, Biliran, Oct 2 (PIA) -- The top official of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Eastern Visayas awarded medals to deserving police officers of the Biliran Provincial Police Office (BPPO). Police Chief Supt. Elmer Ragadio Soria, regional director of PNP-8, pinned the Medalya ng Papuri on Police Chief Insp. Roderico S. Lepasana, chief of police of Naval Police Station, for his achievement in the arrest of persons involved in the alleged illegal drug trade in the municipality of Naval. ...
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02Oct2012QUEZON CITY, Oct 2 (PIA) -- The men and women of Philippine National Police (PNP) brace for the five-day long filing of certificate of candidacy (COC) for the May 2013 midterm elections that began yesterday. In a statement, PNP Chief Nicanor A. Bartolome ordered all police units to beef up security measures to ensure peace and order around local offices of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Bartolome directed all PNP regional directors in Visayas and Mindanao to give additional instructi...
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02Oct2012TAGUM CITY, Oct. 2 -- The Department of Interior and Local Government provincial office has again reminded the Philippine National Police to remain neutral during the conduct of the 2012 Elections. The filing of the Certificates of Candidacy (COC) started yesterday, October 1, 2012. However, the campaign season will start on February next year. “There is actually no problem here in the province because the police here appear to be objective when it comes to keeping their neutrality during ...
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01Oct2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Oct 1 (PIA) -- The number of crime incidence in this province has decreased in the last four months, a top official of the Philippine National Police (PNP) here said. Police Senior Supt. Valfrie Tabian, PNP provincial director said that from May 1 to September 15 this year, there was a 25.99 percent decrease of crime incidents recorded compared to the same period in 2011. In his report during the recent Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) meeting at the provinci...
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01Oct2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Oct 1 (PIA) -- Soccsksargen Region’s Police Regional Office (PRO-12) last week received 10 computer sets from the Public Safety Savings and Loan Association, Inc. (PSSLAI). PCSupt. Alex Paul Monteagudo, PRO 12 regional director, receive the computer units from Lanie Jane D. Gemeniano, who represented the PSSLAI in a turn over ceremony at the police headquarter in Tambler, General Santos City on September 24. PSInsp. Benjamin Mauricio...
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28Sep2012KORONADAL CITY, Sept 28 (PIA) -- Police and military joined forces in strengthening security in Region 12. During the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) meeting, RPOC 12 chairman and Sarangani Gov. Miguel Dominguez said the collective partnership of government troops, agencies and local government units (LGUs) is a great help for the success of the peace and order situation in Soccsksargen. RPOC 12 officials ordered a tightened security in the region now that filing of Certificate of Cand...
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24Sep2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Sept. 24 (PIA) -- Two individuals who provided information that led to the arrest of one most wanted person and the “neutralization” of a bomb expert recently received rewards amounting to P1.3 million from the Philippine National Police (PNP). Police Regional Office (PRO) – 12’s Public Information Office (PIO) said vital information from the tipsters, whose names were withheld for their protection, resulted in the arrest of Hadji...
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14Sep2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, Set. 14 (PIA) -- Todo sa pagtutok ngayon ang Cotabato PNP sa pagsugpo sa anumang kriminalidad sa lalawigan ng Cotabato. Sinabi ni P/SSupt. Roque Alcantara, ang bagong talagang Cotabato PNP Director, na buong pwersa nilang tinututukan ang ano mang uri ng krimen sa lalawigan lalung-lalo na sa bayan ng Kabacan na umano’y kuta ng mga illegal traders. Kaugnay nito, nagpalabas na ang opisyal ng direktiba sa mga hepe ng pulisya na nag-uutos sa pagpapaigting ng drug solutions...
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13Sep2012DAGUPAN CITY, Sept 13 (PIA) -- Local police stations have been tasked by the Pangasinan Provincial Police Office to confiscate at least one gambling (or hataw) machine per week. Colonel Mariano Luis Versoza, OIC provincial police chief, said he has issued the directive so that local police stations may have a minimum target. However, he quota for the city is at two machines in a week, Versoza said Wednesday during the Media in Action forum of the Pangasinan Press Club. “We cannot force the...
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12Sep2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato , Set 12 (PIA) -- Mahigpit na binalaan ni PNP 12 Regional Director P/CSupt. Alex Paul Monteagudo ang mga pulis na sangkot sa mga iligal na gawain tulad ng droga na ipatutupad ng kanyang pamunuan ang buong bagsik ng batas sa sinumang mapapatunayang nagkasala. Sa isang panayam sa radyo sa Koronadal sinabi Gen. Monteagudo na papatawan ng kaukulang parusa at maaring maalis sa pwesto ang mga pulis na sangkot sa iligal na gawain matapos a...
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11Sep2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Sept. 11 (PIA6) – A plaque of recognition and P5,000 cash award was given to the Jamindan Police Station in Capiz for bagging third place in the regional search for the municipal category for the Most Citizen-Friendly police station. The award was received by Jamindan PNP Chief Senior Insp. Roman B. Salazar, Jr. and town mayor Ethel R. Jinon from Police Regional Office (PRO) – 6 director C/Supt. Agrimero Cruz during an awarding ceremony last Sept. 3 at the Freedom Grandst...
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07Sep2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Sept 7 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) here today launched a program campaign to minimize if not totally eradicate the commission of crimes by so-called riding-in-tandem suspects. The Verification of Identity and Stickers Authenticity (VISA) drew support from local officials and private organizations during its launching program which highlighted the observance of National Crime Prevention Week from September 1 to 7 sponsored by the PNP at the provincial ...
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06Sep2012PAGADIAN CITY, Sept 6 (PIA) -- Among the five pillars of the criminal justice system in our country, the participation of the community plays a vital role in crime prevention. This is what Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) 9 Assistant Regional Director (ARD) Pedro Cuevas said, who was a guest during the PIA Media Forum in celebration of the 18th National Crime Prevention Month held recently at the Cake Room, Anastacia Penssione House, this city. Cuevas said, "we have been...
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05Sep2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, Sept 5 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) Samar celebrates National Crime Prevention Week (NCPW) that ushers the "Ugnayan sa Barangay" fora on crime prevention. The celebration carries the theme: “Sa Crime Prevention may Magagawa Ako” to run from September 1 to 07. This is in pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 461 dated August 31, 1994 that every first week of September of every year is declared as the National Crime Prevention Week. All governm...
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05Sep2012SAN JOSE, Antique, Sept 5 (PIA) -- The regional director of the Police Regional Office 6, Police Chief Superintendent Agrimero A. Cruz Jr. visited the province, his first since he assumed office. He made a call to all local leaders and had a command conference with the Antique Provincial Police Office (APPO). He also met with members of the press where he cited his three top priorities, namely, the full implementation of the PNP-Integrated Transformation Program; intensified Anti-Criminality ...
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04Sep2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Setyembre 4 (PIA) – Pabpaliyugatan kanu kabpagimbestiga nu Philippine National Police (PNP) kanu prubinsya nu Cotabato su kinapatay nu isa a andang a opisyal kanu dalapa nu Magpet endo su co-host nu prugrama a kanu radyu nu Philippine Councilors League (PCL). Pidtelu ni Cotabato PNP Provincial Director SSupt Cornelio Salinas kanu minukit a ulan-ulan nu Agosto 29, 2012 pen e kinadadag nu biktima a pagkilalan a si andang a Magpet Sangguniang Bayan member Eddie J...
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03Sep2012KORONADAL CITY, Sept3 (PIA) -- Masusing iniimbestigahan ng Philippine National Police (PNP) sa Lalawigan ng Cotabato ang pagkamatay ng isang dating opisyal ng bayan ng Magpet at co-host ng programa sa radyo ng Philippine Councilors League (PCL). Ayon kay Cotabato PNP Provincial Director SSupt Cornelio Salinas noong Agosto 29, 2012 pa nawala ang biktima na kinilalang si dating Magpet Sangguniang Bayan member Eddie Jesus Apostol Co habang nagsasagawa ito ng treasure hunting sa hangganan ng mga ...
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23Aug2012KORONADAL CITY, Agosto 23 (PIA) -- Mapalad na napiling isa sa 10 Most Outstanding Police Woman sa buong bansa ang isang pulis ng General Santos City PNP. Kasama sa pararangalan sa buong bansa si PO2 Liza Maldo ng GenSan PNP dahil sa kanyang isinumiteng mga credentials at dokumentong nagpapatibay ng kanyang mga ginawa na umano’y nakabase sa core values ng mga pulis. Ayon kay Maldo, ginawa lamang umano niya ang dapat gawin ng isang kawani ng pamahalaan at miyembro ng Philippine National Poli...
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22Aug2012LUCBAN, Quezon, August 22 (PIA) -- Police Director Arnulfo R. Perez of Camp Crame, Quezon City along with Philippine National Police (PNP) Region 4A Police Chief Supt. James Andres B. Melad and Police Senior Supt. Valeriano de Leon, provincial director of Quezon Provincial Police Office led the blessing and inauguration of the newly constructed municipal police station at barangay Tinamnan in this town last August 17. In his message, Director Perez thanked local officials, employees of the mun...
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17Aug2012SAN JOSE, Antique, Aug 17 -- Threatened by New Peoples Army rebels, a farmer from Sibalom town sought assistance from members of the Philippine Army here. Edwin Estorga, 33, farmer and married with five children, said six NPA rebels went to their house early evening of August 1, and demanded that he instruct his brothers to leave the Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU), otherwise something will happen to them. At about 7:30 p.m. the following day, the NPA rebels asked Estorga to ac...
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16Aug2012ROXASCITY, Capiz, Aug. 16 (PIA6) – Police officials in Capiz are one with the priority thrusts of newly installed Philippine National Police Regional Director Agrimero Cruz Jr. Capiz Police Provincial Director Domingo Cabillan said he supports the three-point agenda of the new PNP director, namely the zero tolerance to criminality, strict implementation of Integrated Transformation Program and Performance Governance System, and enhancement of morale and welfare of the PNP personnel. Cabillan...
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15Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 15 (PIA) -- Police Chief Superintendent Carmelo E. Valmoria, the former director of the headquarters support services of the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters at Camp Crame, Quezon City assumed as the new acting regional director of Police Regional Office 13, in a well-attended turn over rites held at the regional police headquarters parade grounds, Camp Rafael C. Rodriguez, here on Tuesday morning. He received the command symbol and records from PSSupt. Mario Sori...
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13Aug2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, Agosto 13 (PIA) -- Nanatili ang full alert status ng mga pulis sa South Cotabato. Ito ang pagtitiyak ni PSSupt Randolph Delfin sa publiko laban sa kumakalat na balitang banta sa seguridad sa South Cotabato, kabilang na dito ang kumakalat na text messages na bobombahin ang Koronadal City. Ayon kay Col. Delfin, sa kabila ng paghupa ng bakbakan ng puwersa ng pamahalaan at Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) nanatili sa full alert status ang buong...
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09Aug2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Aug. 9 (PIA6) -- The Jamindan Police Station in Capiz has been adjudged as most citizen–friendly police station in the province by a panel of search evaluators. A plaque of recognition was received by Police S/Insp. Roman B. Salazar, Jr. during an awarding ceremony at the Capiz Police Provincial Office (CPPO) in Barangay Lanot here. Lawyer Marte S. Palomar, National Police Commission (Napolcom) regional director and S/Supt. Domingo S. Cabillan, Capiz police director, l...
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08Aug2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, Agosto 8 (PIA) -- Sasailalim sa dalawa hanggang tatlong araw na orientation ang 68 na pulis na dineploy nitong Lunes sa South Cotabato bago sila tuluyang itatalaga sa kani-kanilang mga istasyon, ayon kay PSSupt. Randolph Delfin, director ng South Cotabato Police Provincial Office. Ito ayon kay Delfin ay upang maipaliwanag sa kanila ang sitwasyon sa South Cotabato at ang kanilang mga tungkulin sa mga istasyon ng pulis sa mga munisipyo at lungsod. ...
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08Aug2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, Agosto 8 (PIA) -- Umabot sa 349 na mga pulis mula sa Regional Public Safety Battalion (RPSB) 12 at mga maneuver companies nito ang dineploy nitong Lunes, Agosto sa kanilang permanenteng assignment sa iba’t ibang police station sa buong Rehiyon. Ito ayon kay PSInsp. Benjamin Mauricio Jr., pinuno ng Regional Public Information Office ng PNP 12 ay bilang tugon ni PNP 12 Regional Director PCSupt. Alex Paul Monteagudo, sa kakulangan ...
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08Aug2012KORONADAL CITY, August 8 (PIA) -- Some 349 police officers previously assigned to the Regional Public Safety Battalion (RPSB) 12 and its maneuver companies were deployed on Monday to their permanent assignments in police stations across Soccsksargen Region. In an email to PIA 12 this morning, PSInsp. Benjamin Mauricio Jr., head of the Regional Public Information Office 12 said PNP 12 Regional Director PCSupt. Alex Paul Monteagudo, earlier this year, vowed to addr...
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03Aug2012MANILA, Aug. 3 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government has implemented a number of “drastic” anti-crime strategies to minimize, if not discourage, the commission of crimes in Metro Manila. In a statement, DILG Secretary Jesse M. Robredo has put to task all the five National Capital Regional Police Office (NCRPO) District Directors, the local chiefs of police, their sub-station and police community precinct (PCPs) commanders, to carry out the new intensified anti-crime c...
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03Aug2012SURIGAO CITY, Aug. 3 (PIA) -- A Surigaonon police officer is a finalist in the Search for the Model Philippine National Police (PNP) Families. Organized by the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) in cooperation with the Department of the Interior and Local Government and PNP, the model family search was first launched last year to highlight policemen as family men. Police Insp. Elsa Montenegro, public information officer and chief of Police Community Relations (PCR), was chosen as one of the...
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01Aug2012CAMP DIEGO SILANG, CARLATAN, SAN FENANDO CITY, La Union, Aug. 1 (PIA) -- The provincial police here has planted 3,360 narra seedlings at the mountainous area of Santol, La Union on July 26. Police Chief Inspector Marlon D. Paiste, chief of the La Union Police Provincial Office Community Relations Branch (LUPPO-PCRB) said that this tree planting activity was part of the 17th Police Community Relations Month celebration and in line with the nationwide PNP-initiated greening project dubbed as “...
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19Jul2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, July 19 (PIA) -- Duwagatus enggo siyawpulonggo pitu a mga pulis e kanu didalem nu Police Regional Office 12 su napased sa Philippine National Police Scout Training II kanu minukit enya a Hunyo 16. Inipayag ni PSSupt. Robert Kiunisala, deputy regional director for operations nu PRO 12, a minukit sa patpulo enggo lima a gay e mapasang a trining kanu counter insurgency operations su mga nadtelu a mga pulis. Nakadtalanged su kanilan a field training exercises, tigi...
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19Jul2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, July 19 (PIA) -- Kaped su siyudad nu Tacurong Police Station kanu telu su pakaamung a kandidato para sa parangal ataw ka napamugi sa Best Component City Police Station kanu lagun a 2011 nu Philippine National Police (PNP). Kanu tudtulan nu Tacurong City Information Office, kaamung bon si PSupt Gilberto Tuzon, hepe nu Tacurong PNP kanu lima a finalist a napamili kanu pidtelu a Best Chief of Police kanu langun a bansa. Kanu minukit a Hulyo 12, binisita nu PNP Fi...
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18Jul2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato Hulyo 18 (PIA) -- Dalawang daan siyamnapu’t pitong (297) pulis sa ilalim ng Police Regional Office 12 ang nagtapos sa Philippine National Police Scout Training II nitong Hulyo 16. Inihayag ni PSSupt. Robert Kiunisala, deputy regional director for operation ng PRO 12, na dumaan sa 45 araw na matinding pagsasanay sa counter insurgency operations ang mga naturang pulis. Nakatuon ang kanilang field training exercises, ay...
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17Jul2012TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat , July 17 (PIA) -- Tacurong City Police Station (CPS) have been named one of the three finalists in the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) search for Best Component City Police Station in 2011. Tacurong CPS is now competing for the title against the CPSs of San Fernando in La Union and Sta. Rosa in Laguna. PSupt Gilberto Tuzon, chief of Tacurong CPS, has also been identified as one of the five finalists-–and only one in Mindanao--to the ...
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16Jul2012DAGUPAN CITY, July 16 (PIA) -- The newly-created Anti-Kidnapping Group (AKG) of the Philippine National Police is establishing a satellite office here to deal with kidnapping incidents in Pangasinan and nearby provinces. P/Senior Supt. Isagani R. Nerez, PNP- AKG director, said the AKG would be the primary unit of the PNP in handling all kidnapping and hostage negotiation cases in the country. He said the AKG will be operating in the whole province of Pangasinan and nearby provinces in close c...
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16Jul2012DAGUPAN CITY, July 16 (PIA) -- The Dagupan City Police Station was declared as the country’s Best Police Community Relations Office in the city category. The local police community relation programs initiated by the Dagupan police such as the “Pulis Mo, Ka-Text Mo,” “Kung May Krimen, Ireport Mo,” and “Batang Mahirap, Edukasyon Mo Sagot Ko,” prevailed over those of the cities of Makati, Pasay and Baguio. Philippine National Police Director- General Nicanor A. Bartolome, said thes...
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12Jul2012SAN JOSE, Antique, July 12 (PIA) -- The Antique Police Provincial Office (APPO) has declared that crime incidents in the province of Antique has dropped for the first six months of this year as compared to the same period last year. A Philippine National Police report revealed that Antique’s total crime dropped by 14.96 percent from 234 crimes in January to June 2011 as against 199 crimes during the same period in 2012. While the index crimes (crimes in violation of the Revised Penal C...
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11Jul2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, July 11 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police-Southern Leyte Police Provincial Office (PNP-SLPPO) has announced that the registration for the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) cadet admission test is now open. Police community relations officer Jonathan Pineda said in a report that PNPA needs able, responsible, and well-motivated youths who have the aptitude for service to meet the challenging duties of a public safety service officer. Pineda said the r...
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11Jul2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, July 11 (PIA) -- At least 50 police personnel in the Soccsksargen Region recently swore to promote gender equality and oppose violence against women. Inspector Benjamin Mauricio Jr., head of the Police Regional Public Information Office, said the vow of these police personnel came after a two-day Gender and Development (GAD) and Men Opposed to Violence Against Women Everywhere (MOVE) orientation-seminar last week. Participants, he added, were 46 new police off...
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10Jul2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, July 10 (PIA) -- A briefing to all “Pulis sa Barangay” (PSBs) designates for the city’s 47 barangays was conducted last week at the covered gym of Inzo Arnaldo Village here to orient concerned members of Roxas City Police Station (RCPS) on their duties and responsibilities in view of the additional assignment. PSBs are embodied in the 10 administrative and operational priorities of PNP Chief Police Director General Nicanor Bartolome which mandates the designation of at...
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05Jul2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, July 5 (PIA) -- The partnership between the Philippine Army and the Philippine National Police (PNP) has once again yielded positive result when it was able to seize a huge volume of illegally cut lumber in Brgy. Kalangkaan, Lope de Vega town, Northern Samar. Acting on a tip from the town mayor, a joint team of the 20th Infantry Battalion led by Sgt. Diomedes Latasan, the Lope de Vega police led by SPO4 Juan Cuesta, and the town’s natural resources officer Jojo Casco wen...
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04Jul2012BUTUAN CITY, July 4 (PIA) -- The campaign against illegal logging waged by the police provincial office of Agusan del Norte paid off as its personnel led by Director PSSupt. Eugenio B Paguirigan chanced upon a sizable pile of what was believed to be illegally cut logs in one of their recent police operations. Reports from the said police office had it that Paguirigan’s team who were doing anti-illegal operations along Agusan River, particularly at the vicinity of Brgy. Ambacon, Las Nieves tow...
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03Jul2012ILOILO CITY, July 3 (PIA) -- The National Police Commission (Napolcom) is now accepting applications online for the Philippine National Police (PNP) Entrance and Promotional Exams slated October 14. The On-line Examination Application Scheduling System (OLEASS) will start from July 9 and ends on July 20. According to Napolcom, the applications shall be on a "first come, first served" basis and they reserve the right to limit the number of examinees it will accommodate. It also reserves the rig...
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03Jul2012CEBU CITY July 3 (PIA) -- The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) lauded the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Cebu province and the entire Central Visayas for their efforts in maintaining peace and order that guarantee the security of lives and properties of the community and the business sector. CCCI President Prudencio Gesta said the police play a vital role in improving the business climate that leads to the success of their business. “The PNP’s efforts in ensuring peace and...
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01Jul2012BUTUAN CITY, July 1 (PIA) -- One hundred and forty-nine police recruits comprising this year’s regular and attrition quota were expected to be sworn-in as trainees on Monday (July 2), at Camp Rafael C. Rodriguez, this city, a senior police official said. PSupt. Martin M. Gamba, chief spokesman of the police regional headquarters here said that there were no changes so far for the scheduled oath-taking of the police recruits by Monday next week. The recruits are expected to be transported to ...
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28Jun2012CAMP BGEN OSCAR M FLORENDO, San Fernando City, La Union, June 28 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police honored three commissioned and 13 non-commissioned officers of the Philippine National Police (PNP) – Regional Office 1 (PRO1) with the ‘Medalya ng Kagalingan’ during PNP chief Nicanor A. Bartolome’s first command visit in the province. Awarded by Bartolome, the medal is in recognition of their bravery and exemplary conduct after an armed encounter with cattle rustlers in Sitio Sipi...
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25Jun2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, June 25 (PIA) -- The governor of Negros Oriental has called on the new graduates of the Special Counter-Insurgency Operations Unit (SCOUT) here to take their responsibility in the province’s campaign against illegal drugs, illegal gambling and all forms of crime seriously. Degamo assured the SCOUT graduates of the provincial government’s support, saying that the policemen are their partners in ensuring the peace and order in the province. In his speech, the...
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22Jun2012QUEZON CITY, June 22 (PIA) -- The 143,000 men and women of the Philippine National Police (PNP) are now back on track to better health as PNP chief Nicanor A. Bartolome recently led the kick-off ceremony of the Weight Loss Management Program. In a release, the weight loss management program is part of the PNP’s Health Awareness Campaign and Pulis Pangkalusugan Program, PNP-Health Service in cooperation with Herbalife International. The PNP, being one of the community-based agencies, must be ...
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22Jun2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, June 22 (PIA) -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) have intensified their operation against drug trafficking and abuse while participating and conducting activities believed to reduce the demand of drugs by students and other illegal drug users. In a report by the PDEA regional director Joel Plaza to the members of the Provincial Peace and Order Council on June 14 Plaza said they have conducted one operation per month since Ma...
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18Jun2012QUEZON CITY, June 18 (PIA) -- Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Nicanor A. Bartolome recently reiterated his call to all PNP unit commanders of the “One Strike and No Take Policy” as part of the anti-illegal gambling campaign. In a memorandum, Bartolome reiterated that the One Strike Policy shall be vigorously observed with greater emphasis on command responsibility, while the No Take Policy shall be the norm for all PNP personnel consistent with prescribed ethical standards and the an...
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09Jun2012NAVAL, Biliran, June 9 (PIA) -- Philippine National Police (PNP), under director general Nicanor Bartolome, has embarked on Performance Governance System (GPS) where performance from the highest police officer to the lowest in rank is measured by a scorecard system. Police Chief Superintendent Vicente A. Loot, deputy regional director for administration of the Police Regional Office in Region 8 shared the new PNP thrust to the officers and men of the Biliran Provincial Police Office (BPPO) in t...
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08Jun2012NAVAL, Biliran, June 8 (PIA) -- "The command of the Biliran Police Provincial Office (BPPO) will be characterized by simplicity," Police Senior Superintendent Felix A. Diloy said, in his assumption speech as the new provincial director of the provincial police office in Biliran. Diloy assumed office in a simple turn-over ceremony, held Thursday, at the BPPO in Barangay Larrazabal, Naval. He replaced Police Senior Superintendent Roel. B. Acidre who served as BPPO provincial director for three m...
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05Jun2012QUEZON CITY, June 5 (PIA) -- Philippine National Police chief Nicanor A. Bartolome on Monday said the opening of classes was generally peaceful and orderly. In a release, Bartolome said the PNP’s National Operations Center in Camp Crame did not monitor any untoward incident. “I am personally satisfied with the deployment of troops for police beat patrol and visibility operations in Manila’s University Belt Area, and in the vicinity of school premises elsewhere around the country,” sa...
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05Jun2012SAN JOSE, Antique, Hunyo 5 (PIA) -- Ang Philippine National Police (PNP) maka pabugal ron karon kang bag-o nga DNA testing nga fasilidad nga naga promisa kang eksakto nga paghiwat kang imbestigasyon kriminal kag indi ron magsarig sa kaaram kag paino-ino lamang. Suno kay Director General Nicanor Bartolome, Hepe kang PNP, may DNA Investigative kag Research Center (DIRC) ron sanda nga magabulig sa mga imbestigador nga police sa pagkilala kang mga taghimo kang krimen bisan sa limitado lamang nga "s...
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04Jun2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, June 4 (PIA) -- With about 160,000 Samarnon students trooping to schools today, the provincial director of the Philippine National Police (PNP) deployed his men to different central schools in the province. In a meeting earlier with the Samar Provincial Peace and Order Council, P/Sr Supt Eusebio Mejos assured DepEd Division Superintendent Thelma Quitalig that the PNP will deploy police who will patrol school premises. Policewomen were spotted stationed at the Catbalogan...
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04Jun2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, June 4 (PIA) -- Police Senior Superintendent Eusebio Mejos, during the Peace and Order Council (PPOC) meeting in Samar last week, reported that “there is a significant decrease in crime volume in Samar.” “From January to March of 2012, some 270 crimes were recorded, this has a variance of 82,” Mejos said, comparing to the 352 recorded from the same period in 2011. He also said that crime solution rate is 65.18 and crime clearance efficiency is at 75.18. Crime c...
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01Jun2012By Rachelle M. Nessia DUMAGUETE CITY, June 2 (PIA) --- Two suspects in Tayasan, Negros Oriental were arrested after authorities recovered from them a stash of high-powered firearms. The suspects, both of legal age, were nabbed during a joint operation conducted by the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) and the 11th Infantry Battalion (11IB) of the Philippine Army on May 28 at Yap Compound of Sitio Nagba, Brgy. Lag-it, Tayasan town. Recovered from their possession were t...
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01Jun2012BALER, Aurora, Hunyo 1 (PIA) -- Hindi bababa sa 21 milyong mag-aaral ang inaasahang papasok sa mga pampublikong paaralan sa buong bansa sa pagbubukas ng klase sa ika-4 ng Hunyo. Sinabi ni Department of Education Armin Luistro na tumaas ng isang milyon ang enrollment rate sa mga pampublikong paaralan. "Last year, we had 20 million enrolments but this year, we expect 21 million students from kinder to fourth year high school (Noong nakaraang taon, mayroon tayong 20 milyong nagpalista subalit sa ...
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31May2012CEBU CITY, May 31 (PIA) -- Over 1,500 police personnel will be deployed in strategic areas including in different public and private schools throughout the province of Cebu to provide safety and security to students as school opens on Monday. P/Supt. Julian Entoma of the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) bared the number of police deployment does not include the security augmentation from their force multipliers including members from the Barangay Information Network (BIN) and the Barangay ...
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30May2012SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, May 30 (PIA) -- In an effort to combat crimes in the region, the Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) is intensifying its crime efficiency activities in all police units, hand in hand with the agency’s goal of creating more competent and effective police personnel. Police Regional Office 1 Director Police Chief Superintendent Franklin Jesus Bucayu said in an interview that generally, the daily intensified checkpoint operations implemented in different police units in...
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30May2012SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, May 30 (PIA) -- The La Union Provincial Police Office (LUPPO) reported that about 18 thousand assorted seedling trees were already planted by its police personnel in the province particularly from Sudipen to Rosario beginning February up to present. This is in support to Executive Order No. 26 ordering and declaring the implementation of the National Greening Program as a government priority issued by President Benigno S. Aquino III, which seeks to preserve and prot...
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29May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 29 (PIA) -– With the healthy lifestyle campaign of the regional office of the Philippine National Police (PNP) here in Caraga, the management of Police Regional Office (PRO)-13 urged all police officers to actively participate in whatever physical activities the PNP is undertaking. PSupt. Martin Gamba, PRO-13 regional information officer, said policemen and women are encouraged to participate in physical activities such as the regular conduct of fun run to keep them physicall...
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29May2012KABANKALAN CITY, Negros Occidental, May 29 (PIA6) - - Personnel of the Kabankalan Police Station joined the National Schools Maintenance Week dubbed Brigada Eskwela which started on May 21, a press release from Kabankalan said. Police personnel teamed up with the Talubangi Elementary school faculty, staff, students and parents in cleaning and repairing the school and its facilities. Police personnel also helped in the clean-up and maintenance activities at Binicuil National Extension High Sc...
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28May2012QUEZON CITY, May 28 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) will host the first Civil Service Commission (CSC) – Lingkod Bayani Network (LBNet) Forum and Fellowship Monday, May 28 at 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. In a release, PNP Chief Director General Nicanor A. Bartolome and CSC Chairman Francisco Duque will jointly lead the said forum at the PNP Multi-Purpose Hall, Camp Crame Quezon City. With the theme “The Servant Hero: Sino ang Lingkod Bayani?” the forum enjoins all National Capi...
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26May2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, May 26 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police led by Southern Leyte Police Provincial Office Director PSSupt. Allan T. Cuevillas strengthened the campaign against illegal gambling activities throughout the province. According to the report of Police Community Relations Officer Jonatahan Pineda, Thursday, the PNP-SLPPO led by Police Provincial Director Cuevillas directed all Chiefs of Police to conduct surveillance against the resurgence and the arrest of persons ...
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25May2012QUEZON CITY, May 25 (PIA) -- More than a week before school opening on June 4, the Philippine National Police (PNP) is now gearing up its nationwide security and public safety plan in line with the Department of Education’s ‘Oplan Balik Eswela’ program The PNP is now making its final preparations to assume law enforcement and public safety duties in cooperation with the members of the Oplan Balik Eskwela-Inter Agency Task Force. The Task Force is composed of the Department of Trade and...
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25May2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, May 25 (PIA6) -- A total of 694 policemen in Capiz have passed the Physical Fitness Test (PFT) conducted by a team from the Police Regional Office last April at the Villareal Stadium here. The team was led by Supt. Nilda Rapiz and PRO – 6 medical officer Police S/Insp. John Dexter Lopez who checked on policemen’s physical fitness and health. PFT is being conducted twice a year through a series of exercises like sit-ups, pull-ups, push-ups and jog walk as part of the Ph...
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24May2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, May 24 (PIA) -- Two hundred police non-commissioned officers (PNCO) underwent a Special Counter-Insurgency Operation Unit Training (SCOUT) course to enhance their tactical skills to combat potential threats in their respective areas of responsibility (AOR). The 45-day training, which was conducted by the Police Regional Office (PRO) 12 on May 9 at PRO 12 Headquarters here, will end by mid-week of June. PInsp. Benjamin Mauricio Jr., public information officer of PRO-12 sai...
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22May2012MANILA, May 22 (PIA) -- A Catholic priest and also a legal expert is throwing his full support to the national identification (ID) system. According to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), Fr. Ranhillo Aquino, Dean of San Beda College’s Graduate School of Law, said the system would be more beneficial to the public. “It’s for the convenience of the State. But it is also for the convenience of the citizen,” Aquino said. He also believed that the national ID sy...
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22May2012SAN JOSE, Antique, Mayo 22 (PIA) -- Bilang kabahin kang andang kabilogan nga kampanya kontra sa mga iligal nga buruhaton, ang Antique Police Provincial Office (APPO) nakabatun kang ogmentasyon halin sa Police Regional Office 6. May kabilogan nga singkwenta ka Police Officer One (PO1s) ang ginpadara nga dugang sa lokal nga pwersa kang Antique PPO suno sa Letter of Instruction (LOI) 03-2012 "Taming" sa diin nagagamit kang pwersa kang Regional Public Safety Batallion 6 sa pagtingub kang pwersa kag...
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20May2012MANILA, May 20 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo lauded the Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) for the continuous downtrend in carnapping incidents in the country, a statement posted on the DILG website said. The DILG said that operations conducted by the group resulted to a 68.3 percent decline in recorded carnapping cases in April this year. Citing the report submitted by PNP-HPG Director, P/Chief Supt. Leonardo Espina, Robredo, for his par...
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17May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 17 (PIA) -- Chiefs of Police in Caraga Region who cannot solve crimes in their respective areas of responsibilities (AORs) may be relieved from their positions. This is what PCSupt Reynaldo Rafal, Regional Director of Police Regional Office (PRO)-13 said following the series of unsolved crimes in some provinces and cities of Caraga region. According to Rafal, PRO-13 is currently conducting performance evaluation of all chiefs of police in the region, particularly in the muni...
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15May2012QUEZON CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) said in a press statement Monday that it has set into motion a nationwide security and public safety plan ahead of the opening of the 2012 school opening in June. PNP Chief Director General Nicanor A. Bartolome ordered Director for Operations Police Director Samuel B Diciano, to mobilize all PNP Regional Offices and National Support Units to perform specific tasks and coordinating instructions to implement a nationwide security ...
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14May2012COTABATO CITY, May 14, 2012 (PIA) - Mismo si P/CSupt. Benjardi Mantele ang nag-anunsiyo ng kanyang pagreretiro sa serbisyo sa May 17, 2012 pagkalipas ng tatlumpung (30) panunungkulan sa Philippine National Police (PNP). Ang kanyang nakatakdang pagreretiro ay ibinalita sa pasinaya noong May 10 ng gusali ng PNP Explosive and Ordinance Division (EOD) sa lalawigan ng North Cotabato na pinondohan ng PNP headquarters sa pangunguna ni Director-General Nicanor Bartolome. Ayon kay Mantele, umaabot sa h...
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13May2012DAGUPAN CITY, May 13 (PIA) -- The Pangasinan Police Office wants motorcycle riders to have the plate numbers of their units printed on the back of their helmets and jackets. Pangasinan Police Community Relations Officer Benjamin Ocomen said such tagging would make the police easily identify the riders, especially those riding-in-tandems. “I hope that there would be such an ordinance,” he said. Majority of crimes, particularly homicide and robbery, recorded in the province in the past mont...
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13May2012MANILA, May 13 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo has bared that operations of the illegal numbers game jueteng in Camarines Sur has totally stopped. In a statement, the DILG chief attributed the success of the effort to stop jueteng in Camarines Sur to the operatives of the DILG Internal Security Office as well as to the officers and men of the Camarines Sur PNP office. “The success of the anti-jueteng campaign in Camarines Sur clearly indicates that it can be...
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12May2012ILOILO CITY, May 12 (PIA6) -- The Philippine National Police Regional Office No. 6 (PNP-PRO6) here disclosed that crime incidents in Western Visayas dropped by about 42 percent for the first quarter this year. This means that there were 2,362 cases during the period from January-April this year compared to the 3,363 cases recorded during the same period in 2011. In his briefing on the peace and order situation in the region especially on criminality during the Regional Peace...
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11May2012VIRAC, Catanduanes, Mayo 11 (PIA) -- Ilang kaso ng pagkumpiska ng hot lumber ang naitala ng Philippine National Police (PNP) Municipal Police Stations sa iba’t-ibang bayan ng lalawigan ng Catanduanes sa mga nakalipas na linggo. Ayon sa PNP, lalo pa nilang paiigtingin ang kanilang kampanya laban sa illegal na pagputol at pagbenta ng mga lumber bilang pagtalima na rin sa Total Log Ban. Noong nakaraang Sabado, Mayo 5, mahigit 15 piraso ng narra na may iba’t-ibang sukat ang nasabat ng PNP ma...
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11May2012ZAMBOANGA CITY, May 11 (PIA) -- Si City Police OIC Director PCSupt. Mario Yanga miingon nga gikinahanglan sa kapulisan ang padayun nga suporta sa komunidad sa mga buhat nila pahitungud sa pagsugpo sa kriminalidad. Si Yanga nanawagan sa mga katawhan diri sa syudad harun tabangan ang kapulisan sa pagsulbad sa problema sa kriminalidad. “Ang suporta sa komunidad nga gipangunahan ni Mayor maong pagka importante, nakita namu ang kaabtik ni mayor ug karon, turno na sa komunidad nga pagasuportaan si...
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10May2012QUEZON CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- The 2012 PNP Cup Inter-Unit Shooting Competition is set to fire-off on May 14-15, 2012 at the Tarlac Shooters Firing Range in Tarlac City. Philippine National Police Chief Nicanor A. Bartolome will lead this year’s shooting competition. Bartolome said, the competition will help upgrade the shooting skills of police personnel and officers, enhance firearms discipline among PNP shooters, develop sportsmanship and foster camaraderie among the uniformed personnel a...
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10May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- Regional Director PCSupt Reynaldo S Rafal commended the personnel of Police Regional Office 13 for being true to its commitment to preserve and protect the environment and heed the call for Pulis Makakalikasan: 10 Milyong Puno Pamana sa Kinabukasan, which was personally initiated by Police Director General Nicanor Bartolome in support to the National Greening Program of President Benigno S. Aquino III. A humble contribution to mitigate the effects of climate chang...
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10May2012ILOILO CITY, May 10 (PIA6) -- "Kusa" is a Tagalog term hard to translate to English; it is more than just doing good, for it connotes compassion too. Police Director General Nicanor A. Bartolome told the men and women of the Philippine National Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) to be “good police officers” in his speech during his visit here recently. Bartolome said everyone should internalize the idea of “Serbisyong May Pagkukusa” and practice what they have learned in the trainings ...
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10May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- Police Regional Office (PRO)-13 has assigned 31 police officers to Butuan City Police Office (BCPO) to comply with the basic policy on maintaining of at least 21 personnel in every police station, pursuant to Special Orders Number 282. PRO-13 Regional Director PCSupt Reynaldo S Rafal said the personnel will be distributed to different police stations in Butuan City to provide police service to the residents in the city. Rafal also emphasized that the newly-downloa...
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09May2012CAMP BGEN OSCAR M FLORENDO, San Fernando, La Union May 9 (PIA) -- Police Deputy Director General Emelito T. Sarmiento, the Deputy Chief for Operations and 3rd highest man of the Philippine National Police, lauded the Region 1 police for having no incident of communist atrocities in its jurisdiction last year. During his recent visit at the Police Regional Office 1 here, Sarmiento pointed out the need to intensify defense of police stations, especially police units in far-flung areas against c...
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09May2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 9 (PIA) -- Over 200 bikers composed of cops, civilians and organized bike racing groups covered more than 60 kilometers of coastal highways in towns near Tagbilaran City, to drum up community awareness on marine conservation during the opening launch for the Month of the Ocean in May. Coming from three jumped off points, the bikers simultaneously took off at around 3:00 PM from Loon, Lila and Panglao town halls after a brief program and send-off activities at the Tag...
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08May2012MANILA, May 8 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo on Monday directed the Philippine National Police, particularly the Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG), to investigate and work for the arrest of suspects in the murder of three persons, including Alfred Mendiola, the government’s witness against the Dominguez brothers in the Venson Evangelista slay case. Mendiola also known as “Bading,” was found dead, bound and gagged together with two other men, one of whom was...
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08May2012KIANGAN, Ifugao, May 8 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) here will soon have a new building, which will be constructed in the military reservation in the heart of the town. The amount of P1 million has been allotted for the said project. This is funded from the Priority Development Fund of Ifugao Representative Teddy Baguilat Jr. Another P700,000 is also allocated for the completion of the rural health center here. The new building is part of government efforts for the PNP to ...
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07May2012QUEZON CITY, May 7 (PIA) –- Joint elements of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday, May 4 dismantled a mini-shabu laboratory in Malabon. In a release, PDEA chief Jose S. Gutierrez Jr. said the P5 million-worth of controlled precursors and essential chemicals were recovered by authorities from the illegal facility for manufacturing methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu in a residential compound in Malabon. Joints operatives of ...
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07May2012CAMP BGEN OSCAR M FLORENDO, SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, May 7 (PIA) -- There is no bill that has been filed and/or referred to Senate proposing a reduction in any of the benefits of uniformed personnel. This was stated in a memorandum issued by Senator Francis Escudero and Committee Secretary Horace Cruda to dispel rumors allegedly limiting retirement benefits to uniformed personnel in the PNP/AFP Retirement Law 2013 Earlier, PNP Chief Director General Nicanor A. Bartolome sent letters to S...
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06May2012NAGA CITY, May 6 (PIA) -- In line with this city’s campaign to equip the law enforcers with basic know-how on disaster preparedness, the Public Safety Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office and Disaster Management Office (DMO) here conducted a stay-in disaster training entitled, “Collapsed Structures Search and Rescue Training,” held at the Metro Naga Sports Complex at Pacol here. The three-day training was participated by 36 personnel representing various government agencies like ...
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06May2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, May 6 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Army here yesterday conducted a shootfest to develop closer relationship between law enforcers and responsible gun owners in the province. The shootfest, dubbed “Extreme Shootfest” was held as one of the prelude activities for the “Ammungan” Festival for the province on May 19 to 24. Police Senior Supt. Valfrie Tabian, police provincial director said the shootfest aims to raise funds for th...
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06May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 6 (PIA) -- Forty-eight police investigators from the city and provincial police offices under Police Regional Office 13 attended the three-day seminar-workshop training aimed to hone their skills and learn the advanced techniques in the investigations dealing with kidnap-for-ransom cases, at the conference room of Camp Rafael C. Rodriguez, Butuan City, a senior regional police official said Thursday. “This is in line with the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) plan nationwi...
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06May2012KALIBO, Aklan, May 6 (PIA) -- Policemen from the Aklan Police Provincial Office (APPO) will be undergoing an education and information seminar on Animal Welfare Laws on May 11 at Camp Pastor Martelino in New Buswang, Kalibo, Aklan, so that they would be better implementers of animal welfare laws. The seminar will be conducted by the Animal Kingdom Foundation (AKF), a local affiliate of the International Wildlife Coalition Trust (IWCT) based in the United Kingdom, according to APPO Information ...
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02May2012BALER, Aurora, Mayo 2 (PIA) -- Iniulat ng Philippine National Police (PNP) kahapon, Mayo 1, na ang pagdiriwang ng Araw ng Paggawa (Labor Day) sa bansa ay payapa sa pangkalahatan na walang anumang nangyaring masama. Ipinag-utos naman ni PNP chief Director General Nicanor A. Bartolome sa mga regional directors na ipagpatuloy ang pagpapatupad ng kani-kanilang mga planong seguridad at pampublikong pangkaligtasan kahit na tapos na ang mga aktibidad sa pagdiriwang. Binanggit ni Bartolome na walang m...
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02May2012BORONGAN CITY, Eastern Samar, May 2 (PIA) -- Sugad nga iginmandu han buhatan han Philippine National Police (PNP), Regional office -08 Campetic, Palo, Leyte, igin-isa gihapon han PNP Provincial Office dinhe hine nga probinsiya an “heightened alert” para han ngatanan nga opisina han kapulisan, kasumpay han pagsaurog han Labor Day yana nga adlaw. Pulong ine ni PNP Provincial Director, SSupt. Manuel E. Cubillo ha usa nga iya pakig-hampang ha taga media. Sumala kan Cubillo, an heighted aler...
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02May2012BORONGAN CITY, Eastern Samar, May 2 (PIA) -- As ordered by the Philippine National Police (PNP), Regional Office-08 Campetic, Palo, Leyte, the PNP Provincial Office here raised the heightened alert for all its municipal police offices in connection with yesterday’s observance of Labor Day. So said PNP Provincial Director, SSupt. Manuel E. Cubillo in an interview. According to him, the heightened alert or “Blue Alert” in PNP parlance means all members of the police force to be on the al...
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01May2012KALIBO, Aklan, May 1 (PIA6) -- True to the “Makakalikasan” core value, personnel of the Aklan Police Provincial Office (APPO) here recently planted a total of 7,568 "Bakhawan" propagules to further green an eco-tourism pride of Kalibo town – the Bakhawan Eco-tourism Park at New Buswang, Kalibo. According to PO2 Nida Gregas, APPO Information Officer, the tree planting in the mangrove area of New Buswang by the PNP is part of the PNP mandate for each personnel to plant 6 trees per month as...
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01May2012COTABATO CITY, May 1 (PIA) -- Newly installed head of the Directorate for Integrated Police Operations for Western Mindanao PC/Supt. Manuel Barcena vows to give priority attention for more vigorous peace and security campaign to maintain law and order in the region. Formerly assigned with PNP intelligence command, Barcena assumes his new post on April 17 vice PC/ Supt Felicisimo Khu who is assigned to head DIPO-Eastern Mindanao. On April 26, Barcena held a meeting with members of the Cotabato...
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01May2012QUEZON CITY, May 1 (PIA) – As the nation observes Labor Day, members of the Philippine National Police were reminded to observe ‘maximum tolerance.’ PNP chief Nicanor A. Bartolome earlier directed all units to observe maximum tolerance to ensure no untoward incident will occur during the annual observance. According to PNP spokesman Senior Superintendent Generoso Cerbo Jr., police personnel will be deployed for crime prevention and control as hundreds of protesters are expected in som...
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30Apr2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, April 30 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said they are ready for the Labor Day celebration here tomorrow. According to Tandag City Police Chief C/Insp Greggie Pimentel, security preparations have already been laid for the occasion including the setup of checkpoints in all entry and exit zones of the city. Lt Col Henry Robinson, commanding officer of the 29th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army also...
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29Apr2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, April 29 (PIA) -- The Police Regional Office-12 here initiated the 1st SWAT (Special Weapon and Tactics) competition over the weekend to harness even more the skill of members in the elite unit of the Philippine National Police (PNP). For the first time, PRO-12 brought together SWAT Units based in different city and the provincial police offices in the region for a unique contest. PSSupt. Robert Kiunisala, deputy regional director for operations (DRDO), said that for the p...
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27Apr2012VALENCIA, Bohol, April 27 (PIA) -- Philippine National Police (PNP) authorities and communities here unified into a more cohesive anti-crime force by launching last April 18 the Pulis Nyo Po sa Barangay (PnpSB), or, your police in the community. The program, according to Camp Dagohoy Police Community Relations Officer Antonieto Cuyos, assigns a police officer as supervisor and regularly sits down with the barangay peace keeping officers and peace and order council to discuss strategies and pro...
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27Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 27 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) Caraga, on its relentless operations and preventive measures, has been effective as the crime volume of this region has declined in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period in 2011. The crime statistics showed 896 index crimes and 342 non-index crimes, which constituted the total of 1,238 cases in the first quarter of 2011. However, it dropped to a total of 1,028 cases in the first quarter of 2012 with 687 ...
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26Apr2012ANDA, Bohol, April 26 (PIA) -- Securing peace and order in Anda town means another new tourism destination potential in Bohol. Located in the southeasternmost part of Bohol island, Anda boasts of powdery untouched white beaches and secluded coves comparable to the best in the world. Anda has opened for high-end resorts and leisure investments. “We know we are groomed as the next tourism destination in Bohol and we are pushing hard to develop tourist destinations,” Anda Mayor Angelina Sim...
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25Apr2012QUEZON CITY, Apr. 25 (PIA) – Deputy Director PSSupt. Richard A. Albano of the Retirement Benefits Administration Service (PRBS) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) announced Tuesday that they will be expanding their operations by opening regional offices to provide better accessibility of their services to police retirees. Albano said that they will start opening regional units in Mindanao this May and that within four months they will be able to put up regional units nationwide. PRBS h...
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25Apr2012KIANGAN, Ifugao, April 25 (PIA) -- Men in uniform from Camp Crame in Quezon City spent their short vacation here with their families and at the same time planted trees, which is in line with their mandate as members of the Philippine National Police and with the national greening program of the Aquino Administration. PSupt. John Guyguyon, who led the team, said that the 22 personnel were able to plant more than 200 seedlings of narra and Mahogany at Sitio Ala in Barangay Baguinge of this town. ...
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22Apr2012ZAMBOANGA CITY, Apr. 22 (PIA) -- The Police Special Operation Task Group “Crime Buster” yesterday neutralized a suspected carnapper in-line with its stepped-up drive against criminal elements in the city. A task group member, PO1 Alianafia R. Mariwa was slightly wounded during the operation at Sampaloc Drive in Talon-talon, shortly before 3:00 p.m. The group, led by PInsp. Mohamar R. Mariwa swooped down the area in the course of its operation against lawless elements when Jay Isnani fired...
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22Apr2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Abril 22 (PIA) -- Iwayat ti Philippine National Police(PNP) ditoy nga probinsia ti panagbisikleta dagiti pulis kabayatan ti panagpatrolyada kadagiti barangay. Daytoy nga gakad ti maysa kadagiti aramiden a programa ni Police Senior Supt. Valfrie Tabian, pangulwen ti PNP ditoy tapno malappedan panagraira dagiti panagtakaw, panaghold-up ken daddumapay a krimen. Sigun ti hepe ti PNP, epektibo daytoy nga programa gapu ta makadalan ti pulis nga nakabisikleta uray akikid ti ...
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22Apr2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, April 22 (PIA) -- Isinusulong ng Philippine National Police (PNP) dito ang ‘Cops on Bikes’ o mga pulis na nakabisikleta upang mapalakas ang kampanya laban sa kriminalidad sa lalawigan. Ayon kay Police Senior Supt. Valfrie Tabian, hepe ng PNP, ibabalik nila ang nasabing programa upang maikalat ang mga pulis sa iba’t-ibang lugar sa lalawigan at madali itong makahabol sa mga pinaghihinalaang magnanakaw, mamamatay-tao, at iba pang lalabag sa batas. Sinabi pa ni Tab...
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21Apr2012CAMP BGEN OSCAR M FLORENDO, San Fernando City, La Union April 21 (PIA) -- Circumcision for boys is part of hygiene and that it is best done during summer season while they are still on vacation, Police Superintendent (PSupt) Raymund DC Calano of the Police Regional Office Regional Health Service 1(PRO-RHS1) said that one way of enhancing the morale and welfare of PNP personnel is through giving free circumcision to their dependents as set by the PNP National Headquarters. Calano said that the...
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19Apr2012SYUDAD SANG ROXAS, Capiz (PIA) -- Ginpasalig ni Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo nga ang tanan nga mga pulis ang mahatagan sang armas sa tuig 2014. Suno kay Robredo nga makumpleto na sang gobyerno nga mahatagan ang tanan nga mga pulis sang tagsa ka service firearm ukon armas sa sulod sang duha ka tuig sugod subong. Suno man sa iya nga antes siya nagpadulong sa probinsya sang Capiz sang Abril 14, nakahambalanay na sila sang comptroller sang Philippine Na...
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19Apr2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, April 19 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo said that 100 percent of the members of the Philippine National Police throughout the Philippines will be issued service firearms by the government by 2014. Robredo made the assurance during his visit in Capiz last April 14 to attend the CAPIZtahan celebration and for the blessing and inauguration of the new DILG Provincial Office here. He also said the national government has allocated a P1,000 budget f...
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19Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 19 (PIA) -– National Food Authority (NFA) Administrator Angelito T. Banayo today said the warehouse in Barangay Libertad here will continue to operate after the Philippine National Police-Police Regional Office-13 (PNP-PRO-13) reportedly wants to use the site as training and billeting facility. In today’s interview with the local tri-media here, the NFA chief said that President Benigno S. Aquino III has already said that the warehouse which stored the rice supply not onl...
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19Apr2012TACLOBAN CITY, April 19 (PIA) – Boluntaryong misurender sa gobyerno ang duha ka mga komunista niadtong nakalabay nga Abril 16, sumala pa sa Philippine National Police (PNP) regional office 8. Si Police Superintendent Lito T. Bigoy, hepe sa regional police community relations division, mibutyag nga ang duha ka mga komunista misurender ngadto ni PSSupt. Raul Pili Saysay, Battalion Commander sa Regional Public Safety Battalion SA Barangay Pinamopoan, Capoocan, Leyte. Ang mga misurender giila ...
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16Apr2012LUCENA CITY, Quezon, April 16 (PIA) -- May 68 opisyal ng Philippine National Police (PNP) mula sa Quezon police provincial office, Quezon provincial public safety company at mga hepe ng pulisya mula sa iba’t-ibang bayan ng Quezon ang nagpa drug test sa Quezon provincial crime laboratory office, Camp Nakar Lucena City noong Abril 14. Ang nasabing pagpapa drug test ng mga pulis ay ginawa kaalinsabay sa ginanap na command conference na ipinatawag ni Provincial Director, PSSupt. Valeri...
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11Apr2012QUEZON CITY, April 11 (PIA) -- Reiterating strict compliance on the proper conduct of checkpoints, the Philippine National Police has issued guidelines for the public. “As the promotion of right-based policing becomes a focal point in the agenda of the PNP leadership, the conduct of police or law enforcement must be in compliance with human rights standard,” said PNP Chief Nicanor A. Bartolome. According to the PNP, the public advisory will help guide motorists on how to deal with autho...
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11Apr2012ILOILO CITY, April 11 (PIA6) -- Lesser crime incidents than that of last year’s during the Holy Week showed a generally peaceful and orderly celebration in Western Visayas, Police Regional Office-6 (PRO6) said. PRO-6 Regional Director Chief Superintendent Cipriano Querol said that from April 2-8, only 33 crime incidents were monitored, compared to last year’s 84. Querol said of the 33 crimes, 26 were against persons, and seven were against property. PRO6 Information Officer PO3 F...
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09Apr2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 9 (PIA) -- There is no let up to the security measures implemented by the police personnel in Soccsksargen Region even after the culmination of the Lenten season, an official said. Police regional director P/CSupt. Benjardi Mantele in an interview with local media today announced that all police stations in the entire region 12 will remain on full alert status, now for the Oplan Summer Vacation or Oplan Sumvac 2012....
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09Apr2012MANILA, April 9 (PIA) -- The Land Bank of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police has signed the agreement for the latter's availment of the One Way Institutional Credit System. In a statement, the Land Bank said that this is a checkless ATM system which allows for the timely release of monthly pension, differentials and other benefits of PNP pensioners/beneficiaries. The bank also said that this includes the Integrated National Police and allottees by crediting funds directly to t...
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03Apr2012ILOILO CITY, April 3 (PIA6) -– Local officials here said that security measures are in place for the safety of tourists during the Holy Week. Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said in media interviews that he has directed the Iloilo City Police Office to intensify police visibility and checkpoints in public places, especially churches. Mabilog said security plans are in place as he urged people to be careful as they observe their religious events. He also said that people should...
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03Apr2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Abril 3 (PIA) -- Naghimo sang database sang mga motorsiklo ang kapulisan sa Siyudad sang General Santos sa tuyo nga mapunggan ang mataas nga mga kaso sang pagpangawat kag ang nagkalain-lain nga nga kriminalidad. Suno kang Pendatun police station chief Chief Insp. Leo Suaang tikang parti sang Oplan Sikpaw , nga ginlansar sa bug-os nga rehiyon nga ginlansar sang nagligad nga bulan sang Police Regional Office 12. Ang Oplan Sikpaw, isa ka tinaga nga Bisaya nga ...
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03Apr2012SYUDAD SANG ROXAS, Capiz (PIA) -- Handa na ang kapulisan sang Capiz para sa pagsaulog sang Semana Santa. Suno kay Capiz Police Provincial Director Domingo Cabillan nga sumugod Abril 2 ukon Lunes Santo tubtub sa adlaw sang Domingo, naka alerto ang mga pulis agud sa paghatag sang nagakaigo nga serbisyo kag siguridad sa mga pumoluyo. Suno man sa iya nga ang tanan nga mga police station sa bug-os nga probinsya sang Capiz ang may ila tagsa ka mga plano nga iga implementar para sa sini nga kahiwat...
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02Apr2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, April 2 (PIA6) -- The Philippine National Police said everything is now in place for the Holy Week season in Capiz. Capiz Police Provincial director Domingo Cabillan said that starting today, April 2,until Easter Sunday the PNP is on alert to provide assistance and security measures in the observance of the Holy Week. Cabillan said that all the police stations in the entire province have their respective plans for the week-long religious activity here. He added that as...
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02Apr2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, April 2 (PIA) -- Three government soldiers had been wounded while the number is still undetermined on the enemy side as the joint PNP, AFP forces continue its operations against the New People’ Army (NPA) in Surigao del Sur recently. PFC Elmer Calabroso and Rodulfo Bautista of the Philippine Army (PA) of the 75th Infantry Battalion and PO1 Sergio Cubillan of the 131st Regional Public Safety Command (RPSC) had been plucked out of the encounter area and brought to ...
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02Apr2012BATANGAS CITY, Abr. 2 (PIA) -- Naglahad ang Batangas Provincial Police Office (BPPO) kamakailan ng kanilang mga ginagawa upang mapanatili ang katahimikan at kaayusan sa lalawigan. Sinabi ni Provincial Director Atty. Rosauro Acio na ilan sa mga programang ipinatutupad ng kanilang ahensya ay isinasagawa ng Police community relations(PCR) tulad ng feeding program at Pulis Ko Titser ko Program. Ang feeding program kung saan ilang mga kabataan sa iba't-ibang mga pampublikong paaralan sa lalawigan a...
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29Mar2012CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro, March 29 (PIA) –- The Philippine National Police (PNP) - MIMAROPA conducted a three-day training on e-Blotter users on February 27-29 at Camp Efigenio C. Navarro in barangay Suqui, Calapan City. Police Chief Inspector Melchor D. Agusin led the training, which was participated by 105 participants from the regional headquarters, provincial police offices, city/municipal police officers of Oriental Mindoro. Police Senior Supt. Caesar Daniel T. Miranda emphasized...
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28Mar2012LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Mar. 28 (PIA) -- Newly installed Quezon provincial police senior superintendent Valeriano de Leon urged all police officers and non-uniformed personnel of local provincial police office to work under the ‘Serbisyong Pagkukusa’ with full dedication as a public servant. Supt. de Leon said he will advise all police and civilian personnel to perform their job efficiently and effectively in serving the people in the community. “We will implement the ‘10-point agenda’ ...
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28Mar2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, March 28 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Surigao del Sur is all set for the three events that will take place this summer. These are the: 43rd NPA anniversary, lenten season, and summer vacation. According to Police Provincial Director SSupt Arthur Sanchez, they have already braced for all these upcoming events through the guidance of the national headquarters citing both the memoranda dated March 4 and 16, respectively, relative to the security ...
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27Mar2012QUEZON CITY, March 27 (PIA) -- National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) is already all set for this year’s ‘Oplan Bantay-Lakbay’ as part of the Philippine National Police ‘Oplan SumVac 2012'. PNP chief Nicanor A. Bartolome said this year’s ‘Oplan SumVac’ aims to promote travel safety for both local and foreign travelers this Lenten and summer season, an agency statement said. According to Bartolome, the NCRPO will lead the ‘Oplan Bantay-Lakbay’ in cooperation with the M...
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23Mar2012BATANGAS CITY, Marso 23 (PIA) -- Ginawaran ng Lakan Award 2012 ng Philippine National Police Academy Alumni Association Inc. ang hepe ng Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) sa Batangas City na si Superintendent Romel Tradio bilang isa sa 10 Outstanding Alumni ng PNPA. Ang paggawad ng karangalan kay Supt. Tradio ay kaugnay sa malalaking mga nagawa niya sa larangan sa rescue operation at public safety. Kabilang sa 10 awardees ay walong Philippine National Police officers, isang Bureau of Jail M...
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23Mar2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Mar. 23 (PIA) -- Capiz police director S/Supt. Domingo S. Cabillan wants clean and orderly police stations provincewide. In an article posted in the Capiz Police Provincial Office (CPPO), Cabillan said the Capiz PNP remains to be advocates of healthy and clean environments. He ensures that cleanliness and proper waste management practices are strictly observed in all police stations. “Spot inspection of your compliance to our Clean and Green program is done regu...
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21Mar2012STA. ROSA CITY, Laguna, Mar. 21 (PIA) -- The City of Santa Rosa was awarded Best LGU by the Laguna Police Provincial Office “for the support given to Santa Rosa City Police Station and in the conduct of various community development programs implementing the Police Community Relations thrust and programs.” The award was received by City Mayor Arlene B. Arcillas last March 19, 2012 during the Monday Flag Raising Ceremony of the Laguna PPO at Sta. Cruz, Laguna. She also served...
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20Mar2012MANILA, March 20 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo has lauded the Philippine National Police and various local officials for adopting and implementing contingency measures to maintain peace and order in the transport caravan-affected areas nationwide. The DILG chief said in a statement that the PNP and the concerned LGUs, aside for maintaining peace and order, should all be credited for their efforts in setting up local and police assistance centers to he...
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20Mar2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Mar 20 (PIA) -- The Philippine Army (PA) through Staff Sergeant Noel D. Cabides said they are now recruiting additional military forces where examination for interested applicants will be administered on different dates and separate venues. The Army is open to interested applicants for PA Officer Candidate Course (OCC) and Officer Preparatory Course, it was learned. Examination for the applicants are set on the following dates and venues: April 13 at Cam...
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18Mar2012BOHOL, March 18 (PIA) – Bohol crime reporting system will go electronic in April, says Bohol Police chief PSSupt. Constantino Barot. The new crime incidence reporting system, dubbed e-blotter, is computer based, Barot said. This will greatly affect police coordination in the pursuit of criminals using the porous inter-town boundaries to their advantage, the police said. At the Talakayan sa Isyung Pulis (TSIP) on March 14 in Jagna town, PSSUpt ...
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14Mar2012PAGADIAN CITY, Mar. 14 (PIA 9) - - The National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) announces that the submission, acceptance of nominations for the Search for 2012 Model PNP Families is extended until March 31, 2012. The search aims to encourage and strengthen partnership between the community and the Philippine National Police (PNP) by highlighting the PNP’s capability as a leader and partner of the community in the maintenance of peace, order and security for an improved socio-econom...
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14Mar2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, March 14 (PIA6) -- About 31 police officers in Capiz attended the day-long seminar on communication and public speaking last Feb. 27 at the Capiz Police Provincial Office (CPPO) at in Barangay Lanot here. The participants were composed of chiefs of police, senior police non-commissioned officers of the various local police stations and some staff officers of CPPO. During the seminar, Filamer Christian University (FCU) College professor Mary Jane F. To...
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14Mar2012TAMPAKAN, South Cotabato, Marso 14 (PIA) -- Gilansad ng Tampakan Police Station adtong Lunes, Marso 12 ang “Oplan Sikpaw” pinaagi sa pag rehistro sa sa mga motorsiklo sa mga lumulupyo ning lungsod. Matud pa ni Police Chief Inspector Rolito Castañeda Pidlaoan, ng Tampakan, ang katuyoan sa “ Oplan Sikpaw” mao ang pag’usisa sa mga motorsiklo ug sa mga motorcycle riding criminals nga musulod ug mugawas sa Tampakan. Sumala pa usab ni PCI P...
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13Mar2012SAN JOSE,Antique March 13 (PIA6) -- The Antique Police Provincial Office (APPO) has lately made several arrests not only of drug pushers and users but also of wanted criminals in the province of Antique. PNP Provincial Director Ruperto T. Floro said that these development is demonstrative of institutional reforms within the PNP. Lately, the region's most sought after criminal was captured by the operatives of San Remegio police station on March 8,2012 at Brgy. Bawang, San Rem...
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13Mar2012ERRATUM QUEZON CITY, March 13 (PIA) -- Philippine National Police chief Nicanor A. Bartolome ordered members of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) to work double time in solving the recent attack on Daily Tribune reporter Fernan Angeles. In a release Monday, March 12, Bartolome ordered the NCRPO and the Eastern Police District (EPD) to look into the shooting incident and to immediately identify and arrest those responsible. Bartolome direct...
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13Mar2012ZAMBOANGA CITY, 12 March. (PIA 9) - - Philippine National Police (PNP) all over the Philippines will plant a total of 10 million trees in support of the National Greening Program (NGP) of the Department Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), revealed Roservirico Tan, Information Division Chief of DENR-9. Tan, in a press statement said, the PNP’s commitment to support the NGP was officially fastened through a memorandum of agreement(MOA) which Environment Secretary Ramon J. P...
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12Mar2012MANILA, March 12 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo has set on March 30, 2012 the deadline for the Philippine National Police (PNP) to wrap up its investigation and come up with resolutions regarding the alleged anomalous P1.1 billion gun license card deal. This is in the wake of published reports about a 15-year contract made by the PNP with Nanjing Industrial Tools and Equipment Co. for the printing of license cards for gun holders and security guards...
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12Mar2012NAVAL, Biliran, March 12 (PIA) -- Nanguna sa accomplishment sa Biliran Police Provincial Office (BPPO) sa tuig 2011 sa operasyon batok sa illegal nga mga kalihukan ang illegal fishing. Mao kini ang gitaho ni Police Superintendent Mateo Macale, hepe sa Police Community Relations (PCR) section sa BPPO atol sa iyang pagtambong isip guest sa PIA Kapihan at Pulong-Pulong ng Bayan niadtong Marso 9 sa Radyo Natin-Naval. Matud pa ni Macale nga sa 89 ka mga operasyon nga gipahigay...
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12Mar2012BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 12 (PIA) -- Police Regional Office 13 Caraga, in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), has beefed up its campaign against illegal drugs. On December 15, 2011, Oplan Zombie was launched by Butuan City Police Office (BCPO) to further stop the notorious pushers and users of prohibited drugs within the area. The statistical record of BCPO shows that from December 15, 2010 to February 28, 2011, one drug-relate...
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11Mar2012TAGBILARAN CITY, March 11 (PIA) -- The Bohol Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) pushed for the creation of a technical working group that would review the Juvenile Justice Law as the province was alarmed with the 10.5 percent increase in petty theft cases committed by minors from 246 in January to 272 in February this year. At the PPOC meeting in San Miguel in time for the 10th Heat-Caravan on March 8, the police provincial director PSSupt. Constantino Barot moved for the council...
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08Mar2012DAVAO CITY, March 8 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police approved yesterday (March 7) the request of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio for a declaration of gun ban in the city for the entire month of March. The memorandum issued by the PNP Chief Nicanor Bartolome clearly stated that only members of the PNP and the Armed Forced of the Philippines (AFP) and other Law Enforcement Agencies who are performing official duties and in agency-prescribed uniforms will be allowed to carry fi...
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08Mar2012ILOILO CITY, March 8 (PIA)-- Community involvement is needed in police action against wanted persons lurking in communities, said Police Regional Office-6 Dir. Chief Supt. Cipriano Querol. Known for his passion in mobilizing community teams, Querol said he ordered the reactivation of the Barangay Peacekeeping Action Teams (BPATs) and the Barangay Intelligence Network (BIN) to help monitor the whereabouts and activities of wanted criminals. Querol said PRO-6 relie...
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08Mar2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, March 8 (PIA) -- About 500 participants will join the fun run activity of the Roxas City Police Station (RCPS) on March 10 from the city’s public plaza to the People’s Park in Barangay Baybay here. RCPS Public Information Officer PO2 Ramil Arcangeles said proceeds from the activity will go to the Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) as the early morning RCPS initiative will have a P20 and P50 fee for amateur and professional participants,...
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08Mar2012LIPA CITY, Batangas, Mar. 7(PIA) -- Nagdaos ng dayalogo ang mga miyembro ng Batangas police provincial office (BPPO), mga presidente at opisyal ng bankers association at pinuno ng committe on public order and safety mula sa ikatlo at ikaapat na distrito sa lalawigan ngayong araw na ginanap sa audio-visual room ng pamahalaang lungsod dito. Ang naturang dayalogo o pagpupulong ay bunsod ng serye ng mga pagnanakaw sa lalawigan kung saan ang karaniwang target ay mga bangko a...
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07Mar2012QUEZON CITY, March 7 (PIA) -- In a bid to put an end to illegal or “colorum” public utility vehicles plying in Metro Manila, the Philippine National Police is proposing joint operations with the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA). PNP chief Nicanor A. Bartolome directed National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Alan Purisima to closely coordinate with LTO and MMDA authorities for a stronger effort agains...
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07Mar2012QUEZON CITY, March 7 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) will be planting 10 million trees in support of the National Greening Program (NGP) of the government. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Ramon Paje said PNP’s pledge of support for the NGP was officially sealed recently through a memorandum of agreement. He signed a MOA last week with PNP Director General Nicanor Bartolome, which kicked off the i...
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07Mar2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Mar 7 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police-Southern Leyte Office conducted an information drive for the PNP Recruitment of Police Officers for calendar year 2012. “We have conducted an information drive at the Saint Joseph College, Maasin City, Wednesday, discussing to the 3rd and 4th year criminology students the requirements in entering the police force,” Abdulmajid Jaji, PNP-Police Community Relations Chief reported. Th...
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06Mar2012QUEZON CITY, March 6 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) has joined hands with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to battle climate change by planting 10 million trees until 2013. This, after the two government agencies recently signed a memorandum of agreement that officially launched PNP’s “Pulis Makakalikasan: 10 Milyong Puno, Pamana sa Kinabukasan” project. DENR Secretary Ramon Paje lauded PNP chief Nicanor A...
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05Mar2012BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 5 (PIA) -- The Butuan City Police Office (BCPO) reported its accomplishments on peace and order of the city from Jan. 1 to Feb. 27 this year, during the recent City Peace and Oder Council (CPOC) meeting. PSupt Zosimo Duarte stressed that they have been continuously intensifying their campaign against illegal drugs and gambling, and apprehension of wanted persons, among others. According to the PNP report, from Jan. 1 to Feb. 27, the crime volume decrea...
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05Mar2012SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, March 5 (PIA) -- The regional police office has continued to sustain "Sagut a biag" (gift for life) project through the blood-letting activity which aims to promote humanitarian act of donating blood to ensure adequate, safe and affordable supply of blood for Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel, their families and indigent members of the community. Sixty-four (64) personnel of Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) donated 28,800cc of blood...
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01Mar2012SIQUIJOR, March 1 (PIA) -- With Siquijor now as top tourist destination in Central Visayas, the Philippine National Police (PNP) here wants to strengthen its tourist police services. PNP regional director Marcelo Garbo in his short visit to Siquijor in February this year said the PNP will center on the improvement of tourist police services in the province and the other provinces in Central Visayas. “This requires additional budget allocation for manpower special...
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01Mar2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, March 1 (PIA)--The Police Regional Office (PRO) 12 here conducted its tree planting activity in commemoration of the 26th EDSA anniversary Saturday (Feb 25). The tree planting was simultaneously conducted by all police offices, regional headquarters, stations, and units nationwide. Spearheading the tree planting was police regional director PCSupt. Benjardi Mantele, himself at the regional headquarters here. According to Mantele, the tree plant...
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01Mar2012CAMP BGEN OSCAR M FLORENDO, San Fernando City, La Union, March 1 (PIA) -- The Police force here conducted a three-day seminar-workshop on the Philippine National Police (PNP) PATROL Plan 2030 on February 22 to 24. This is part of its efforts to attain a highly capable, effective and credible police service in 2030. The PNP PATROL or Peace and Order Agenda for Transformation and Upholding of the Rule of Law) Plan 2030 seminar-workshop...
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29Feb2012MANILA, Feb. 29 -- Budget and Management Secretary Florencio B. Abad announced the release of P253.9 million to the Philippine National Police (PNP) for the procurement of additional firearms under the Capability Enhancement Program, aimed at meeting the ideal firearm-officer ratio for all policemen in the country. “President Benigno S. Aquino is committed to provide the necessary assistance to all our uniformed personnel, including our police officers in the PNP. The fund relea...
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29Feb2012CEBU CITY, February 29 (PIA) -- Central Visayas Police Office is mulling over a stricter background investigation on police applicants during the recruitment process to ensure that new police recruits are not susceptible to committing crimes. S/Supt. Orlando Ualat, chief of the Regional Directorial Staff of the Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 issued the statement amid the report that an ex-cop was nabbed yesterday for selling drugs in Bogo City in northern Cebu. “We wil...
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29Feb2012SIQUIJOR, Feb 29 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) here included environmental protection measures in their agenda. PNP Regional Director P/CSupt Marcelo P. Garbo Jr., during his visit to the province, said that his goal is for the agency to plant ten million trees in Central Visayas. Some 100 coconut trees were initially planted at the provincial headquarters in Caipilan, Siquijor, Siquijor, said PNP Provincial Director Ernesto F. Agas. Barangay captains ...
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29Feb2012DIPOLOG CITY, Feb. 29 (PIA)--- Subling gibuhi sa Philippine National Police ang adhoc special police units aron mag-imbestigar ug magpahigayon ug operasyon batok sa naghitak nga illegal nga sugal sa nasod. Kini human giisyo ni PNP Chief, Director-General Nicanor Bartolome ang Letter of Instruction No. 05/2012 nga nagbuhi ug balik sa PNP Anti-Illegal Gambling Special Operations Task Force sa nasudnon, rehiyonal ug probinsyal nga level. Ang AIG-SOTF sa nasudnon, rehiyonal ug pro...
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29Feb2012CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan, Feb. 29 (PIA) -- The Malolos City Police Station (MCPS) has started accepting applications for police aspirants under the Philippine National Police (PNP) Recruitment program. PO1 Agnes M. Baluyot of MCPS said aspirants could submit their applications to their office located at the Malolos City proper beside the city hall. Baluyot said the applicants would undergo six months of training in the Regional Training School at Magalang, Pampanga. Qu...
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28Feb2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte Feb. 28 (PIA) – Police identified at least four suspects who robbed a meat shop in an old public market here, carting away cash and goods worth PhP13,600.00, a Police Community Relations Chief Abdulmajid Jaji said. The robbery took place on February 23 at Maan’s Meatshop. Jaji said the robbers, who were all residents of Maasin City, forcibly entered the store, destroying the plywood wall and took away two sacks of rice, as...
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27Feb2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Feb 27 (PIA) -- – The Philippine National Police regional office here is in need of Police Officer 1 (PO1) positions who want to be part of the police force, PNP-8 said in a press release. To encourage more applicants, PNP-8 through its Regional Police Community Relations Division Personnel headed by PSupt Lito T. Bigoy is conducting an information drive in selected colleges and universities in Eastern Visayas. PSupt Bigoy said that the recruitment for the rank ...
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26Feb2012ILOILO CITY, Feb. 26 (PIA6) -- With over 32,000 loose firearms (FAs) in Western Visayas, the Police Regional Office-6 has stepped up and strengthened its campaign, calling on all gun owners whose licenses have expired to renew their licenses. Records from the Firearms and Explosives Unit (FEU) of PRO-6 show that 28,978 expired licenses are for individuals and 3,329 for juridical firearms. PRO-6 Director Police Chief Supt. Cipriano Querol said they would launch continuous operations to arr...
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25Feb2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Feb 25 (PIA)-- A dialogue to strengthen partnership on anti-terrorism initiatives has been forged here between the Police Regional Office (PRO) 12 and the representatives of U.S. Anti-Terrorism Assistance (ATA) Program last week. The dialogue formed part of the briefing assessment of the ATAP courses that it extends to the country. PSSupt. Robert Kiunisala, who is himself an ATAP recipient, led other police officials in welcoming the ATA officials headed...
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24Feb2012TRECE MARTIRES, Cavite, Feb. 24 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino lll today led the symbolic turnover of over a thousand housing units for low- salaried personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine National Police at Ciudad Adelina 2, Barangay Luciano, Trece Martires City, Cavite. Upon his arrival, the President turned-over the keys of the housing units to select AFP and PNP personnel together with their families, assisted by Vice President Jejomar Binay, De...
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24Feb2012QUEZON CITY, Feb. 24 (PIA) -- An official of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said today that the agency has started the formal process in acquiring an International Organization for Standards (ISO) certification on Quality Management Systems. Some representatives of the Geneva-based organization are already in the country. “Actually, it’s the management procedures in the directorate for intelligence that they are checking in ISO,” PNP Spokesperson PChief/S...
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23Feb2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Feb. 23 (PIA) -- The Police Regional Office (PRO) 12 has sharpened the skills and widened knowledge of its frontline personnel on disaster preparedness, rescue and relief operations in an effort to effectively respond during disaster. PSupt. Resty Damaso, regional public information officer said the training, which was completed over the weekend was important for the police to imbibe not only the knowledge but most importantly the skills that are necessary to equip ...
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23Feb2012MANILA, Feb. 23 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo today lauded the Kidapawan City Jail officers and men for bravery and gallantry for repulsing 50 heavily-armed unidentified men out to spring from jail last night a detained Maguindanao-based notorious Muslim bandit leader. Reports reaching the DILG chief’s office identified the subject of the rescue attempt as Datukan Samad y Sanggupa, a new and emerging notorious bandit leader whose group is e...
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23Feb2012DIPOLOG CITY, FEB. 23(PIA)---Gilusad karon sa Philippine National Police (PNP) ang bag-ong anti-kidnapping force nga makiggubat batok sa pagpangdagit nga nahitabo sa nasod, ilabi na dinhi sa Mindanao. Subay sa balita nga gipagawas sa Philippines News Agency, gipahayag sa Hepe sa PNP nga si Director-General Nicanor Bartolome, ang Anti-Kidnapping Group (AKG) maoy ipuli sa Police Anti-Crime Emergency Response (PACER) nga nabungkag gumikan sa resolusyon nga na-aprobahan sa National Police ...
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22Feb2012SURIGAO CITY, Feb. 22 (PIA) -- The incidence of crime for the month of January 2012 in the entire province of Surigao del Norte declined by 28.4 percent compared to the same period last year, a police official said Monday. P/Supt. Rainier Diaz, of the Philippine National Police Surigao del Norte Provincial Police Office (PNP SDN-PPO), said last month, a total of 126 crime incidents occurred in the province. This was lower compared to last year with the total of 176 incidents. &n...
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22Feb2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Feb. 22 (PIA) -- Police personnel in Tupi, South Cotabato recently led the planting of two hundred fifty (250) seedlings of Mahogany tree at Sitio Datal Ngisi in Barangay Kablon. According to PCInsp. Larry Salcedo, the town’s Chief of Police, the activity is in line with the "Adopt a Forest Project" of the South Cotabato Provincial Police Office (SCPPO) launched in the municipality last December. This project, Salcedo said, aims to ...
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21Feb2012SIQUIJOR, Feb 21 (PIA) --The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Siquijor pushed for the passage of resolutions for a ‘gun-free zones’ in all tourist destinations or tourist spots in the province. PNP provincial director Ernesto Agas said in a report shared with the Philippine Information Agency, the proposal was discussed with regional director PCSupt Marcelo Garbo Jr., Governor Orlando Fua, Jr and some of the municipal mayors during the launch of the “Bike for Peace” e...
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21Feb2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, Feb 21 (PIA) -- Elements of the Philippine National Police (PNP) from all over Samar province trooped to the Catbalogan City Health Office for their offering: love and life through blood donations. According to Letecia Cabrito of Motiong PNP, each Municipal Police Station was asked to send at least five elements to donate some 450 cc of blood. A donor told PIA that she has donated at least seven times officially while she could not recall how many times ...
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21Feb2012SOUTHERN LEYTE, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police – Southern Leyte Provincial Office gave Certificates of Commendation to Hinundayan PNP Personnel for their accomplishment in enforcing the law against illegal activities. Police Community Relations Chief Abdulmajid B. jaji in his report to the Philippine Information Agency-Maasin said that the awarding of the ceritificates of commendation was given during Monday’s flag raising ceremony of the PNP-SLPPO at Ca...
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20Feb2012ZAMBOANGA CITY, 20 Feb. ( PIA) -- The City Police Office through Police Regional Director Chief Supt. Nathaniel Estilles recently received a new 4x4 jeep and computer sets from the city government as the latter’s show of aggressive support and assistance to the police and other law enformcent agencies primarily aimed at sustaining peace and security. The 4x4 jeep is intended for the use of barangay Curuan police Sub-station while the computer sets will be given to Divisoria...
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20Feb2012SIQUIJOR, Feb 20 (PIA) -- Siquijor province recently held its first “Bike for Peace” organized by the Philippine National Police (PNP). Provincial Director Police Senior Superintendent Ernesto Agas said the activity aimed to raise public awareness, involvement and responsibility in the PNP’s various peace initiatives. The event saw the participation of first time bikers of the PNP who are yet to be organized as Siquijor PNP Bikers Association. Wit...
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17Feb2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Feb 17 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police – Southern Leyte Police Provincial Office thru the supervision of PSSupt. Allan T. Cuevillas, Provincial Director yesterday scored anew in its intensified campaign against illegal drugs, with the arrest of one illegal drug pusher in its strong campaign against illegal drugs and to suppress all persons engaged in said violation of RA 9165 in the provi...
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17Feb2012LAOAG CITY, Feb. 17 (PIA) -- The Laoag City-Philippine National Office is the recipient of additional motor vehicles from the City Government recently. Mayor Michael Farinas gave five motorcycles to the city police upon the request of Police chief P/Supt. Melvin Napiloy. Napiloy said the motorcycles will be used to enhance police field operations and crime management operations. “Motorcycles are easier and faster to use in patrolling or going after traff...
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17Feb2012CEBU CITY February 17(PIA) --- Ang Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC-7) ug uban pa nga mga hingtungdan ahensya sa gobyerno nakamugna og ilang kaugalingong mga pamaagi ug pre-emptive actions taliwala sa hulga sa Low Pressure Area nga posibleng mosulod sa nasud sa Pilipinas. Basi sa ulahing taho sa PAGASA aduna’y nasigpatan nga Low Pressure Area ug kini gibana bana nga kini nahimutang mga 1, 200 kms east of southeast of Southern Mindanao ug kini gipaabot nga mo...
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15Feb2012SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- To enhance the proficiency and marksmanship of PNP personnel, the La Union Police Provincial Office conducted the “3rd LUPPO-JUDICIAL TEAM CHALLENGE recently at the LUPPO Firing Range, Camp Diego Silang here. According to Police Chief Inspector Marlon D. Paiste, LUPPO Public Information Officer, this activity seeks to enhance not just the shooting skills of our uniformed personnel from the different police statio...
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14Feb2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Feb 14 (PIA) --- The police here has already started planting at least 750 mangrove seedlings to strongly support the nationwide tree planting campaign, in compliance with the President's National Greening Program. Superintendent Hector Enage disclosed that each of the 52 organic police officers and staff in the police station are required to plant at least six trees every month for a year. Enage said earlier...
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14Feb2012MANILA, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- Top officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) are planning to re-activate its dormant anti-illegal gambling task force, intensify the “one-strike policy” campaign and pursue police personnel involved directly or indirectly in said illegal activities that have resurged and proliferated in many parts of the country. In a statement posted on the DILG website, PNP chief Gen. Nicanor Bartolome said he had called to a recent meeting all PNP directo...
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14Feb2012CAMP BGEN OSCAR M FLORENDO, SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- To enhance skills and knowledge in saving lives during disasters and calamities, 61 cops and civilians undergwent a 3-day seminar-workshop on Basic Life support with Mass Casualty Incident Management Training initiated by Police Regional Office 1 in cooperation with the HOLCIM Corporation and the Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center (ITRMC) last February 8 at the Concord Building here. “Equip the pa...
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13Feb2012QUEZON CITY, Feb 13 (PIA) -- Commander-in-Chief and President Benigno S. Aquino III will lead the Philippine National Police' command conference Monday afternoon, February 13 at the PNP Headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City. PNP chief Nicanor A. Bartolome will brief the President on the PNP’s ongoing campaign against criminality and also report the downward trend of crime rates as posted in January of this year. Bartolome is optimistic in sustaining a more peacef...
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12Feb2012CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, Feb. 12 (PIA) – The Philippine National Police Regional Office 3 (PNP PRO3) planted 150 trees within the vicinity here to further promote the National Greening Program (NGP) of the government. According to the Regional Director of PRO3, PCSUPT Edgardo Ladao, “the seedlings, all narra, were provided by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 3 which spearheads NGP.” He explained that “...
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11Feb2012VIRAC, Catanduanes, Feb. 11 (PIA) -- The Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPPAP) recently awarded checks ranging from P10,000 to P50,000 in funding for livelihood projects to 12 former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Catanduanes under the Social Integration Program (SIP). The former members of the rebel group received their checks in a simple ceremony held last week at the headquarters of the Philippine Army 83rd Infantry Battalion in Lictin, San Andres. Philip...
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10Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 10 (PIA) -- Citing the importance of short messaging system (SMS) as one of the fastest means of communication that is available at present, officials and personnel of Butuan City Police Office (BCPO) on Wednesday launched the “I-text mo sa Hepe” program in one of the local convention centers here. During the Barangay Peace and Order Consultation, BCPO chief PSupt Pedro Obaldo said this initiative was undertaken to strengthen the relationship ...
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10Feb2012QUEZON CITY, February 10 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police remains optimistic in sustaining a more peaceful and orderly environment this year as the country’s premier police force continues to post improved crime trends. According to PNP report, index crime cases was down by 20.01 percent in January this year with 11,379 cases compared to the 14,227 listed cases in same period last 2011. PNP spokesperson Agrimero Cruz explained that index crime...
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09Feb2012ILOILO CITY, Feb. 9 (PIA6) – Over a hundred police officers from the Police Regional Office-6 (PRO) participated in a tree planting activity in Sitio Balik, Bgy, Leong, Cabatuan, Iloilo recently. The activity was part of the nationwide Philippine National Police re-greening project dubbed “Pulis Makakalikasan: 10 Milyong Puno Pamana sa Kinabukasan," to contribute to the national government’s program to re-green the country. PRO-6 Information Officer Pol...
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09Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 10 (PIA) -- City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante Jr. challenged cops of the PNP Caraga Regional Office to do everything to resolve crimes. In his message, Mayor Amante told the PNP to work beyond what is expected from them so the public would be convinced to give their full trust and cooperation. Amante added that unity, peace, and good deeds must be seen among PNP personnel and that they should serve as models. However, Amante did not deny th...
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09Feb2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Feb. 9 (PIA) – A standby force composed of Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel and civilian volunteers is being organized in Capiz for possible deployment to the Search and Rescue (SAR) operations in Negros Oriental areas affected by the 6.9 magnitude earthquake last Feb. 6. “We can generate 30 PNP and civilian volunteers for this purpose,” said Capiz police director S/Supt. Domingo Cabillan. He added that the team will on standby &...
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08Feb2012CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro, Feb. 8 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Mimaropa celebrated its 21st founding anniversary on Tuesday with Romblon Congressman Eleandro Jesus F. Madrona as guest of honor and keynote speaker. Madrona in his speech said that he recognized the PNP as a partner in the common goal of ensuring transparency and accountability in the government. He also stressed that the PNP’s main goal is to give the best service to people and work with hon...
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08Feb2012SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Feb. 8 (PIA) -- The National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) will utilize the on-line examination application scheduling system (OLEASS) for this year’s nationwide Philippine National Police (PNP) entrance and professional examinations on April 29 and October 14, this year to upgrade its efficient service to its clientele. The system is designed to help eliminate long queues formed with the old walk-in system, as the applicants would be pre-processe...
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08Feb2012SURIGAO DEL SUR, Feb. 8 (PIA) -- The municipality of Carmen, Surigao del Sur is a recipient of a financial grant from the Philippine National Police Integrated Transformation Program under the Facilities Development component for the construction of a Standard Police Station Type “C”. The estimated project cost is P4,953,000 of which the local government unit was required to put up an equity amounting to P1,224,000 or 24.7 percent of the total project cost. The cons...
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08Feb2012BATANGAS CITY, Feb 8 (PIA) --The Philippine National Police (PNP) in this city reported in its 2011 accomplishment report the decrease in criminality rate by 48 percent as compared to 2010 records. Based on the report, the total crime volume of 914 in 2010 was pared down to 478 in 2011 while the index crime of 348 last year was lesser compared to the recorded 713 in 2010. Index crimes include murder, homicide, physical injuries, rape, robbery, theft, carnapping, and cattl...
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07Feb2012Feb 7 (PIA) -- The early morning rain and the threatening thick dark clouds did not dampen down the festive ambiance as the Police Regional Office 13 feted its “21st PNP Foundation Day” at Camp Rafael C. Rodriguez , Brgy. Libertad, Butuan City. The activities started with a Mass at 6:30 a.m. with PCInsp (Fr.) Marlou N. Labares the PRO 13 regional Chaplain as the celebrant. It was followed with foyer honors an hour later. A wreath-laying r...
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06Feb2012CAMP RUPERTO K. KANGLEON, PALO, Leyte, Feb 6 (PIA) -- It will not take long for the surroundings to turn a soothing green as millions of trees will be planted nationwide as a mitigating step against the changing climate. Officers and personnel of the Philippine National Police in Eastern Visayas recently planted 13,600 tree seedlings as its contribution towards the preservation and protection of the environment in the region. Police Senior Supt. Nilo Donayre, chief of the Regional...
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05Feb2012SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Feb. 5 (PIA) – To improve performance of the police force, Undersecretary for peace and order Rico Puno of the Department of Interior and Local Government cited doable measures which the Philippine National Police personnel can adopt to provide better service to the people. For firearms proficiency, Puno said that more than just conducting quarterly or periodic proficiency firing, there is a need to set official ‘hit ratios’ to refl...
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03Feb2012MANILA, Feb. 3 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP), in cooperation with the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), plan to reforest the countryside with 10 million trees. This, after both agencies jumpstarted their nationwide PNP-initiated greening project dubbed “Pulis Makakalikasan: Sampung Milyong Puno Pamana sa Kinabukasan” through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed recently. DENR Secretary Ramon J.P. Paje and PNP Chief Directo...
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03Feb2012QUEZON CITY, Febr. 3 (PIA) -- The country’s premier police force will not only be busy serving and protecting millions of Filipino people, but will also be definitely busy running after illegal drug groups. This, after Philippine National Police Chief Nicanor A. Bartolome ordered to intensify crackdown against illegal drugs nationwide. “We must continue to hit hard on organized crime groups behind the manufacture, cultivation and trafficking of illegal drugs in supp...
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01Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- Last week, 751 PNP personnel of the Police Regional Office 13 Caraga have been promoted in their respective ranks for the second semester of this year second level promotion program. A ceremonial mass oathtaking and pinning of ranks was held at the Grandstand of PRO 13. It was spearheaded by the PRO 13 Regional Director, PCSupt Reynaldo S. Rafal. Deputy Regional Director for Administration PCSupt Isagani F Genabe, Jr. welcomed the gu...
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01Feb2012DAVAO CITY, Feb. 01 (PIA) --Some high ranking officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police in Mindanao attended the peace consultation about the ‘Review of the Implementing Guidelines of the Ceasefire with the MILF’ on Monday, this city. Chair of the GRP-MILF (Government of the Republic of the Philippines-Moro Islamic Liberation Front) Atty. Marvic Leonen was the keynote speaker during the consultation held on January 30, 20...
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31Jan2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Jan 30 (PIA)--- The police here have seen the need to revisit media relations in line with its protocol in crisis situation as it conducted recently a seminar on media relations among police officers to review the organization’s relationship with the fourth estate here. Police regional public information officer Supt. Resty Damaso cited the importance of strengthening police relations with the media saying they are crucial communication partners not...
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30Jan2012SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Jan. 30 (PIA) – Undersecretary for Peace and Order Rico Puno of the Department of Interior and Local Government said on Friday that the Philippine National Police has adopted a new fund distribution scheme where only 15 percent goes to national headquarters and the 85 percent goes to field operating units to ensure an efficient and responsive service to the people. Puno was guest here during the 21st PNP Anniversary with the theme “PR...
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29Jan2012BUTUAN CITY, Agusan del Norte, Jan. 29 (PIA) – Philippine National Police (PNP) in Caraga Region is once again conducting the “Takbong Maharlika, Tungo sa Pagkakaisa” on Monday, Jan. 30, Police Superintendent Martin Gamba, PNP Regional Public Information Officer said. According to Gamba, the fun run will start at 2 p.m., with a short program at the Agusan del Norte Provincial Capitol Covered Court wherein local officials of this city and the province of Agusan del Nort...
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29Jan2012QUEZON CITY, Jan. 29 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) has extended its condolences to the families of blast victims after a vintage bomb recently exploded while being defused in a junk shop in Taguig City. The incident has left four persons dead including two members of the PNP Special Action Force (SAF) while injuring 11 more. “We extend our sincerest condolences to the families of Cris Daguio and Liza Grimaldo who died in the explosion along with SAF troope...
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29Jan2012PALO, Leyte, Jan. 29 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Eastern Visayas launched the new Crime Incident Reporting System, also known as the “e-Blotter” system, at the Leyte Police Provincial Office, Tacloban City Police Office and at the Ormoc City Police Office. PNP Region 8 Director Arnold Revilla said that the three police offices are the pilot areas in Region 8 for the e-Blotter system which is one of PNP Chief Nicanor Bartolome’s top programs geared ...
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27Jan2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Jan. 27 (PIA) -- The National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) will implement the Online Examination Application Scheduling System (OLEASS) for the conduct of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Entrance and Promotional Examinations scheduled on April 29. NAPOLCOM Regional Director Manuel Pontanal said OLEASS shall be implemented from Feb. 1 to 13. In this system, an applicant must first secure a scheduled appointment online before going personally to the re...
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26Jan2012CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro, Jan. 26 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) - Police Regional Office (PRO) MIMAROPA has deployed 100 soldiers of Regional Public Safety Battalion (RPSB) to Basilan. On the morning of Jan. 19, Regional Director Police Chief Superintendent Artemio G. Hicaban led the deployment in a simple send-off ceremony held in front of PRO MIMAROPA Administrative Building at Camp Efigenio Navarro, Barangay Suqui in this city. According to Hicban, the ...
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25Jan2012KORONADAL CITY, Jan. 25 (PIA) -- Blotters in police stations in the entire Soccsksargen Region are going high tech soon with the launching of PNP Crime Incident Reporting System or e-Blotter here, according to report from the Police Regional Office-12 (PRO-12). In preparation for this upcoming changes, PRO-12 last week held a two-day training on the use of e-blotter where some 53 police personnel from the four provinces and five cities in Region 12 ...
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23Jan2012STO. DOMINGO, Ilocos Sur, Jan. 24 (PIA) – Napapigsa ti kampania kontra iti illegal a panagkalap kadagiti kabaybayan iti Ilocos Sur babaen ti panagtitinnulong ti puersa ti Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), Philippine National Police (PNP) ken Maritime Police kalpasan ti pannakakonpiskar ti 27 a kilo ti nabungbongan nga ikan a mailaklako iti tiendaan iti daytoy nga ili itay lawasna. Kinuna ni Benny Saraos, Provincial Fishery Officer iti BFAR, a babaen iti nagtipon a ...
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23Jan2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Jan 23 (PIA) -- Gi-anunsyo sa National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) ang pagsugod sa examination scheduling System para sa PNP Entrance and Promotional Examination nga hipahigayon karong April 29, 2012. Matud sa Napolcom sa Pebrero 1 hangtod Pebrero 13 ang naasoy nga online scheduling sa examination. Gi-awhag niini ang tanang aplikante nga mag-log in sa www.napolcom.gov.ph para sa ilang request sa Napolcom regional offices og mga schedules sa filing...
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23Jan2012QUEZON CITY, Jan. 23 (PIA) -- Citing gains on anti-hijacking operations in 2011, the Philippine National Police vows to intensify operations this year. PNP chief Nicanor A. Bartolome directed all police regional offices and National Support Units to strengthen operations against organized crime groups engaged in hijacking and highway robbery. According to Bartolome, hijacking, especially commercial cargoes, has become a nuisance to industrial growth and can also be...
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12Jan2012BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 12 (PIA) -- The Police Regional Office 13 commissioned officers came in full force to pay their annual traditional “New Year’s” courtesy call to Caraga Philippine National Police (PNP) Director Police Chief Superintendent Reynaldo S. Rafal, early this morning at the front of the administration building of the regional police headquarters, Camp Rafael C. Rodriguez, Libertad, this city. Following a brief program highlighted by the director’s New Y...
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04Jan2012BATANGAS CITY, Jan. 1 (PIA) --As a result of their unrelenting campaign against illegal drugs in the province, the provincial police office (PPO) of the Philippine National Police in Batangas has conducted 287 search and seizure operations last year. "We are persistent in our endeavor to lessen if not totally eradicate cases on prohibited drugs in the whole province," PNP Provincial Director P/Sr. Supt. Rosauro Acio said. Based on the PPOs records, 164 pushers and 275...
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23Dec2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Dec. 23 (PIA) -– The Philippine National Police (PNP) has stepped up its operation in helping Sendong-stricken Northern Mindanao. Police Director General Nicanor A. Bartolome, in his visit, yesterday, to cities of Iligan and Cagayan de Oro, said he has ordered the deployment of additional police elements in the region for the continuing rescue, recovery and retrieval operations. As of yesterday, the PNP has already deployed 300 police officers coming ...
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27Nov2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Nov. 27 (PIA) -– Around 200 additional personnel are deployed here in preparation for the yuletide season. PCSupt. Jufel C. Adriatico, regional director of the Philippine National Police (PNP) - Region 10, has ordered the deployment of PNP personnel performing administrative function to perform beat patrol duty in order to prevent crime volume increases this yuletide. These personnel are deployed on rotation basis starting Nov...
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24Nov2011KORONADAL CITY, Nov 24 (PIA) -- A technical team of the regional office of the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM 12) expects to complete inspection of Philippine National Police (PNP) units in Soccsksargen Region in the coming week. Brian Bingil, information officer of NAPOLCOM 12, said the technical personnel directed to conduct the inspections could wind-up the survey next week with the remaining four municipalities of South Cotabato that should unde...
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05Nov2011KORONADAL CITY, Nov 5 (PIA) -- At least 33 short firearms were recovered by c in a raid this morning at Purok Manilawon, Barangay Lambuntong, Surallah in South Cotabato. PO3 Edwin Cahurao, Surallah Philippine National Police (PNP) investigator, said they were able to sieze 11 pistols and 22 revolvers, all homemade, from the residence of Honorio Cabalida, alias “Dodong.” Police also recovered machine guns, machine pistols, calibre rifles, M-203 tube, and ammunitions from the su...
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02Nov2011KORONADAL CITY, Nov. 2 (PIA) -- Yesterday’s commemoration of All Saints’ Day has been generally peaceful, according to the initial assessment of the Police Regional Office 12 (PRO 12). P/CSupt. Benjardi Mantele , PRO 12 regional director said police stations all over Soccsksargen Region have not monitored any untoward incident related to the celebration since October 31 until November 1. He said, with the establishment of Police Assistan...
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01Nov2011ILOILO CITY, Nov. 1 (PIA) -– The Philippine National Police (PNP) is deploying some 400 police personnel to maintain peace and order and provide police services in case of emergencies at cemeteries throughout this city in connection with the observance of All Saints and All Souls Day. Iloilo City Police Office Director S/Supt. Marieto Valerio said in an interview with a local radio station today, Nov. 1 that they have also tapped the support of Barangay Tanods and Barangay Peaceke...
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01Nov2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Nov. 1 (PIA) -– Sea passengers should be at the port at least three hours before departure time and refrain from bringing restricted/ prohibited items/cargo on board ships in order to avoid inconvenience and prevent undue delays of ship voyages. These reminders came from Commodore Elson E. Hermogino, Commander of the Philippine Coast Guard District of Northern Mindanao (PCGDNM), in order to ensure the orderly operation of sea transport facilit...
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31Oct2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Oct. 31 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police, region 10 (PNP-10), will provide maximum security coverage and public safety services to all residents in the region, during the “Undas.” This assurance came from P/Chief Supt. Jufel C. Adriatico, Regional Director of PNP-10, who said he has directed all PNP units in the region to provide security assistance to people along the highways and major thoroughfares, and traffic management in ro...
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29Oct2011BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 29 (PIA) -- Land Transportation and Traffic Management Office (LTTMO) head Alfredo Radaza of this city said the office is enforcing traffic re-routing scheme in time with the city’s commemoration of All Souls’ and All Saints’ Day on November 1 and 2, 2011. According to Radaza, LTTMO traffic enforce personnel were already given assignments during the two-day commemoration. He added that traffic enforcers will be distributed to all cemeteries in ...
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26Oct2011BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 26 (PIA) -- Vice Mayor Lawrence Lemuel Fortun today said the city government is now preparing for the forthcoming All Souls’ and All Saints’ Day celebration. In an interview with a local radio station here, the official who is the acting mayor of the city said the city government has already coordinated with the local Philippine National Police (PNP) to ensure peace and security among the Butuanons during the two-day celebration. Fortun adde...
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25Oct2011BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 25 (PIA) -- “An all-out war is destructive, but a new peace and amnesty plan will win the peace,” said BGen Charito B Plaza of the 7th Air Force Wing Reserve of the Philippine Air Force. In a press statement issued by the first lady general of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Reserve Force, Plaza said with the recent and continuous attacks and firefight in Caraga Region, Basilan and the various parts of Mindanao, she is so disturbed and worried with the se...
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23Sep2011KORONADAL CITY, Sept 23 (PIA) -- Police senior superintendent Randolph Delfin, the new police provincial director of South Cotabato assured the public that his administration is on the right track in ensuring security of the entire province. In a recent meeting with the press at the provincial capitol, Delfin announced that he is now focusing on strengthening the operational readiness and restoring discipline among members of the police force under his lead...
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20Sep2011BUTUAN CITY, Set. 21 (PIA) -- Umani ngayon ng iba’t-ibang reaksiyon sa publiko ang nangyaring malawakang welga kahapon ng iilang transport drivers at operators dito. Ayon kay Aling Felisa Jimenez, maybahay at may tatlong anak, maraming trabaho ang naantala kahapon dahil walang masasakyan ang mga manggagawa dito. Aniya, naging perwisyo ito lalung-lalo na sa mga manggagawang arawan ang pasahod. Si Aling Felisa ang tagapagbantay ng kanilang sari-sari store. “Dahi...
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14Sep2011BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 14 (PIA) – Surigao del Sur Provincial Governor Johnny Pimentel today called on members of the communist rebels to dialogue with provincial officials to resolve insurgency issues. In an interview with a local radio station here this morning, Gov. Pimentel said the recent burning of equipment of construction companies--allegedly by members of the Communist Party of the Philippines, New People's Army and the National Democratic Front--in the area will greatl...
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11Sep2011KORONADAL CITY, Sept 11 (PIA) -- Outgoing South Cotabato Police Provincial Director P/SSupt. Nilo Wong has confirmed that he will be turning over the leadership of the provincial police force to the new director. Wong, who will be retiring on September 26, said he has already received instructions for the turnover ceremonies on September 14, to P/SSupt. Randolf Delfin. In an interview with a local media, Wong said he is very grateful to local officials, PNP personnel and residents of th...
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09Sep2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Sept. 9 (PIA) -- To boost mobility of the Regional Crime Laboratory of the Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel and contribute to the enhancement of service to public, the city government turned over to PNP Crime Lab a 4x4 vehicle yesterday. Mayor Celso Lobregat personally turned over the vehicle to PNP Crime Lab Director PCSupt. Lorlie Arroyo and Regional Crime Lab Chief PSupt. Solomon Segundo. In a press statement, City Information Officer Sheila Covarrubia...
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09Sep2011GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Sept. 9 (PIA) -- With the police scalawags hogging the limelight, it is refreshing to note that there are still policemen who have successfully lived up to a successful and untainted career while at the same time keeping a solid home. The two Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel of region 12 who have become symbols of the moral uprightness in both careers and family lives are SPO4 Juanito Calimpong Castillo, Jr.of the Sarangani Police Provincial Office...
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05Sep2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Sept. 5 (PIA) -- A crime solution efficiency (CSE) of 24.67 percent was reported by the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Northern Mindanao, when it solved 2,115 out of 8,574 crimes, during the first semester of the year. “This was actually 4.58 percent higher compared to the 20.09 percent CSE reported in the same period of 2010,” said P/Supt. Robert Rodelas Baesa of the Regional Police Community Relations Division (RPCRD), region 10, ...
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05Sep2011CALACA, Batangas, September 5 (PIA) -- The P5 million newly-built municipal police station (MPS) located at the back of the town hall in this municipality was inaugurated Sept. 2 with Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Raul M. Bacalzo and Police Security Protection Group Chief Lina Sarmiento gracing the event. Bacalzo and Sarmiento led the ribbon-cutting, unveiling of the marker and symbolic turn-over of the new building to the municipal government headed by Mayor So...
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27Aug2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Aug. 27 (PIA) -- P/SSupt. Gerardo Rosales, Director of the Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (COCPO), has reminded the city fiesta revelers to be vigilant and not to lower their guard against unscrupulous individuals who might want to take advantage of the fiesta activities. Rosales issued the warning, despite reports of very low incidence of snatching and pick-pocketing, during the month-long activities that have been lined-up for the Aug. 28 city ...
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26Aug2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Aug. 26 (PIA) – Smuggling suspect Lynard Allan Bigcas has been arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), here, and has been turned-over to the proper authorities. He was arrested, exactly a week after a Warrant of Arrest (WOA) for Illegal Possession of Firearms and Ammunitions was issued by Judge Jose U. Yamut, Sr. of the Regional Trial Court, 10th Judicial Region, Branch 11, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, last Aug. 18. Bigcas was so...
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25Aug2011KORONADAL CITY, Aug. 25 (PIA) -- At least 500 stakeholders of the oil palm industry are now in Kidapawan City for the 7th National Palm Oil Congress, which begins today. Participants include oil palm growers, investors, bankers, researchers, agricultural leaders, academicians, and local government officials from all over the country. Also expected today is Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala who is the congress’ keynote speaker. Highlights of the ...
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19Aug2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Aug. 19 (PIA) -- Zamboangueños should remain watchful of developments in the peace negotiations between the Government Peace Panel and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), this Mayor Celso Lobregat called on the public as peace negotiations is set to start on August 22 in Malaysia. City Information Officer Sheila Covarrubias said the mayor wrote On August 15, the Government Panel Negotiating Peace (GPNP) Chairman Prof. Marvic Leonen reminding the former of it...
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18Aug2011BUTUAN CITY, August 24 (PIA) -- Four hundred seventy-one members of Philippine National Police (PNP) in Caraga advanced in rank recently, as a mass oath-taking and pinning of ranks was held at Camp Rafael Rodriguez in Brgy. Libertad. Four police officers were elevated to police superintendent and another four to chief inspectors. Another seven were promoted to senior inspector. “They deserved to be promoted,” said PNP Caraga Deputy Regional Director for Admini...
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09Aug2011CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, August 9 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) launched August 8, the ‘Takbong Maharlika, Tungo sa Pagkakaisa,’ a nationwide fitness program for PNP personnel as part of the activities highlighting the commemoration of the 110th anniversary of the PNP. In solidarity, the police regional office (PRO) Calabarzon participated in the simultaneous launching with police senior superintendent Aaron D. Fidel leading the three-kilometer run. He was joine...
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08Aug2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, August 8 (PIA) -- The Cagayan de Oro City Public Safety Company (CPSC) of Police Regional Office 10 (PRO-10), in Northern Mindanao, has been cited the “Best City Public Safety Company.” This major award is given during the commemoration of the Philippine National Police’s 110th Police Service Anniversary, in Camp Crame, Quezon City, Aug. 8. President Benigno S. Aquino III, as the guest of honor and keynote speaker of the event, a...
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15Jul2011SAN JOSE DEL MONTE CITY, July 15 (PIA) – Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jesse Robredo today led the awarding of housing units to personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in a ceremony held at the Heroes’ Ville Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)/PNP Housing Project site in barangay Gaya-Gaya, this city. Robredo said the awarding of the housing units is in line with the efforts of the present administration to provide peacekeeping person...
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06Jul2011ILOILO CITY, July 6 (PIA) -- Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) Chairperson Rosario T. Cabrera thanked the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Western Visayas for supporting the council’s efforts in times of disasters. Speaking at the flag raising and kick-off ceremonies of the 16th Police Community Relations Month at Camp Delgado here, Cabrera also commended the officers and men of PNP6 for their dedication an...
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04Jul2011ILOILO CITY, July 4 (PIA) -– The Regional Association of National Government Executives (RANGE) turned over a check worth P45,000 to the Philippine National Police (PNP) Police Regional Office No. 6 as donation for the PNP PRO 6 Band. The fund represented the proceeds of the “Dinner for A Cause” held by RANGE last December 2010 especially to raise some amount with which to donate to the group popularly known in Western Visayas the region as “PNP6 Band.&rdqu...
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01Jul2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, July 01 (PIA) – In keeping with its mandate to ensure public safety and internal security, the Philippine National Police (PNP) is now ready to accept interested applicants. P/Chief Supt. Conrado E. Laza, regional director of Police Regional Office 10 (PRO-10), said the hiring is set primarily to augment the present strength of the PNP in the region. Director General Raul Bacalzo, PNP chief, earlier this year, announced that th...
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18May2011CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, May 19 (PIA) -- Philippine National Police (PNP) Regional Office 3 on Wednesday declared itself ready for the upcoming school opening on June 6. PNP 3 director Chief Supt. Edgardo Ladao disclosed that they will be deploying a maximum number of cops and set-up police assistance desks in schools, colleges, and universities in order to pre-empt or respond to any eventuality. Ladao added that he also instructed police personnel to help local tr...
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13May2011DAVAO CITY , May 13 (PIA) – Task Force Davao (TFD) deputy commander Lt. Col. Jose Eriel Niembra said the city remains at a heightened alert status since the United States government declared the death of Osama Bin Laden on May 1. Niembra said TFD has declared Davao City under yellow alert level, citing from an assessment that “probable attack (by terrorists) is possible, but not imminent.” From a scale of one to five, the city was rated at level three in terms of secur...
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09May2011KORONADAL CITY, May 9 (PIA) -- In the wake of ambush and grenade-throwing incidents in his municipality, Mayor Leonardo Escobillo called on the municipality’s constituents to work together to preserve peace and security in their place. During recent barangay consultative meetings with residents and officials of the municipality’s mining communities, namely Brgy. Pula bato, Brgy. Danlag, and Brgy Tablu, Mayor Escobillo told participants...
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02May2011CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, May 2 (PIA) --- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Calabarzon headed by Director III Jeffrey Bangsa has been intensifying its campaign against illegal drugs in the region which resulted in the arrests of four suspects in two separate areas in the province of Cavite. Agents of PDEA arrested Evelyn Ruiz, a barangay kagawad and a member of Ruiz-Viray Drug Group, along with Jennifer Nazareno and Gilbert Cayas of Calumpang, Barangay 36, Cavite City. The three...
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02May2011BUTUAN CITY, May 2 (PIA) -- Congressman Jose S. Aquino II of the first congressional district covering Butuan City and the municipality of Las Nieves in Agusan del Norte recently said the use of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras may help in deterring crimes in a progressive city like Butuan. PSupt. Francisco Dungo, Butuan City Plice Office (BCPO) Deputy City Director for Operations said CCTV cameras have helped the Philippine National Police (PNP) in other big cities in Me...
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22Apr2011KORONADAL CITY, April 22 (PIA) -- In its continuing advocacy to fight drug addiction at the village level, the Community Development Information Council (CDIC) based in Tampakan town in South Cotabato will bring its information-dissemination campaign to the barangays. Lawyer Ma. Theresa Peñera, CDIC chairperson and Sangguniang Bayan member, said that from May 4 to May 23, CDIC will hold a series of forums regarding drugs and drug abuse specifically targetin...
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21Apr2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Apr. 20 (PIA) -- Emma, one of the passengers, felt more secured with the physical presence of “men in uniform” conducting “inspection” as she boarded a passenger bus heading for Pagadian City, a six to seven-hour ride from here. “Mas omentao el alegria na byahe si campante na siguridad” (it’s an added pleasure to travel with confidence on security),” she said. Emma, is just one of the many passengers in this city who felt se...
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19Apr2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, April 19, (PIA) – The Land Transportation Office (LTO), region 10, is set to implement “Gabay sa Mamamayan, Kalakbay 2011” effective April 20-May 1, 2011. Lawyer Esteban M. Baltazar, Jr., Director of LTO-10 said the Gabay sa Mamamayan is a Land Transport Response Scheme for “Zero-Accident,” that advocates for “Ligtas na Daan, Ligtas na Mamamayan” (road safety of citizens). It aims to ensure road safety on la...
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18Apr2011KORONADAL CITY, April 18 (PIA) -- Security of public places has been strengthened for the celebration of the Holy Week, Philippine National Police (PNP) 12 Regional Director Chief Superintendent Benjardi Mantele said today. Mantele said he has already ordered all police units to beef up security especially in public places including tourists destinations in the four provinces and major cities for the Holy Week. He said this is especially necessary afte...
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15Apr2011CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, April 15 (PIA) - President Benigno S. Aquino III has signed Administrative Order No.9, providing for a housing program for the military and police personnel. The Order directs the National Housing Authority (NHA) to take the lead in effecting the formulation, implementation, and management of the housing program which is expected to support the housing needs of low-salaried members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)and the Philippine National Police (PNP)....
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06Apr2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, April 6 (PIA) –- A total crime volume of 17,567 was noted to have occurred in Northern Mindanao region 10, lower by 61.17% compared to 45,240 in 2009. P/Chief Supt. Conrado E. Laza, Director of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said this already include the reports from the region’s five (5) provinces: Bukidnon, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental, along with its six (6) component cities and two (2) hig...
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22Feb2011CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Feb. 22 (PIA) – The Philippine National Police – Police Regional Office 3 (PNP-PRO3) has launched an online database containing the profiles of wanted criminals in the region. Dubbed as “Wanted Ka, Huli Ka!,” the online database serves as an access for the public to identify persons on the “wanted list” of the PNP within the region and in so doing be able to help the police in the arrest of these criminals. The online datab...
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20Feb2011CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Feb. 20 (PIA) -- In the course of controversies being tossed at the Philippine National Police (PNP), there are still a lot of things that Filipinos can smile about. This was seen true as PNP Central Luzon Director Alan Purisima presented the significant accomplishments of the PNP in year 2010 relative to its campaigns on crime prevention and control during a regional peace and order summit in Clark Freeport recently. According to Purisima, the PNP in the region...
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15Feb2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- The National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) announced the nationwide conduct of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Entrance and Promotional Examinations on Apr. 17. Acting Regional Director Marte S. Palomar of NAPOLCOM, region 10, said successful examinees of the entrance examination will be conferred by the NAPOLCOM the Philippine National Police (PNP) Entrance Eligibility which is appropriate for appointment to the rank of Police Officer...
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28Jan2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Jan.27 (PIA) - In the light of the EDSA bus blast that claimed five lives and wounded a dozen, peace-keeping authorities here forged a pact to secure the Zamboanga Peninsula from such trouble. Newly assigned Philippine National Police (PNP) regional director, P/Chief Supt. Elpidio Z. de Asis Jr., said the PNP, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Zamboanga City Task Force (ZCTF) agreed to work together through a Joint Security Coordinating Center. This means tha...
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25Jan2011BATANGAS CITY, Jan. 25 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) Batangas provincial chief, Police Senior Supt. Alberto P. said they are ready to face the challenges that may arise in 2011. In a meeting with Governor Vilma Santos-Recto, the PNP provincial chief along with the chiefs of police from the 37 municipalities and cities in the province expressed full support to the peace and order program of the governor as they presented the PNP’s peace and order plan for 2011. Among...
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24Jan2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Jan. 24 (PIA) – Pot sessions at low-priced motels, use of mobile phones in almost all transactions and private vehicles and taxi in delivering illegal drugs have been among the modus operandi of the illegal drugs trade in Northern Mindanao. This is the assessment of Lt. Col. Edwin Layese, Regional Director of the Philippine Drugs Enforcement Agency (PDEA), region 10, who said last year, a total of 325 persons were arrested for violating Republ...
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05Jan2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 5 (PIA) -- Call it “Iwas Paputok” (Avoid Firecrackers) or just plain “Ingat Paputok” (Be Cautious of Firecrackers), the campaign to reduce the firecracker injuries, during the Christmas season in region 10, paid off. This was the assessment of Dr. Jaime S. Bernadas, Regional Director of the Dept. of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD), Northern Mindanao, who said only 19 cases of firecracker injuries were reported to have take...
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16Jun2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (16 June) -- The ample preparation of the Philippine National Police (PNP) with regards to the school opening can help deter the criminal activities and prevent untoward incidents from happening. This is the assurance of P/Chief Supt. Conrado E. Laza, Regional Director of PNP, region 10, who said the PNP has made numerous coordination with the other government agencies and stakeholders for the security and safety of the millions of students in the region who are bac...
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09Feb2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (8 February) -- Lt. Gen. Delfin N. Bangit, Philippine Army Chief, has called on the men and women of the 4th Infantry Division (4ID), PA to keep away from partisan activities but to work very hard for a credible elections. "Ako'y nakikiusap sa lahat na sundalo na huwag makialam sa politika. (I ask all the soldiers not to take part in partisan politics). The only political exercise that we will do is to vote. And so let us leave politics to the politicians," ...
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21Jan2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (21 January) -- Read, study and ask about the joint letter directive/ operational guidelines for the 2010 elections. In case of doubt, consult the Commission on Elections. Don't take life. Don't cut corners. Also, make use of the media. Invite them to visit your checkpoints. They are very helpful in disseminating these guidelines to the public to ensure the conduct of a transparent, honest, orderly and peaceful elections (HOPE). This was the advice of Police Director...
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19Jan2010Cagayan de Oro City (19 January) -- At least 35 candidates from Northern Mindanao have filed their applications requesting for security details with the Regional Joint Security Control Center (JSCC) of the Commission on Elections, Philippine National Police and Armed Forces of the Philippines (Comelec-AFP-PNP), as of Jan. 18, 2010. Atty. Renato A. Magbutay, Regional Elections Director of region 10, RJSCC Chairperson, said 25 of these candidates are incumbents while 10 others are new on...
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19Jan2010Cagayan de Oro City (19 January) -- Some 125 checkpoints have been established jointly by the Commission on Elections, Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (Comelec-PNP-AFP) in Northern Mindanao, as of Jan. 18, 2010. P/Chief Supt. Danilo T. Empedrad, Regional Director of PNP, region 10, said the most number of these checkpoints are set up in Misamis Oriental, 32, followed by Bukidnon, 29, Misamis Occidental, 17, Cagayan de Oro City, 13, Lanao del Norte, 1...
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14Jan2010Cagayan de Oro City (14 January) -- The Regional Joint Security Control Center (JSCC) of the Commission on Elections, Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine National Police (Comelec-AFP-PNP) has reiterated the no exemption policy of the gun ban during the election period, from Jan. 10-June 9, 2010. As explained by RJSCC Chairperson, Atty. Renato A. Magbutay, Regional Elections Director of region 10, what the RJSCC is accepting are only applications to hire or engage the e...
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14Jan2010Cagayan de Oro City (14 January) -- The Commission on Elections will exercise direct operational supervision and control over the Philippine National Police (PNP) through the PNP Director General from April 10 to June 9, this year. This is in accordance with Republic Act No. 6975 which provides that the Comelec can do so, at least 30 days before and 30 days following any national, local or barangay elections, in this case, the May 10, 2010, elections. "During the period, a...
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13Jan2010Cagayan de Oro City (13 January) -- At least one Comelec check point will be established in each city / municipality to effectively implement the firearms ban during the election period, January 10 up to June 9, 2010. Thus explained Atty. Renato A. Magbutay, Regional Elections Director of region 10, during a recent Command Conference of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police and the Commission of Elections (AFP-PNP-Comelec) held in Camp Alagar, this city....
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12Jan2010Cagayan de Oro City (12 January) -- Bearing, carrying or transporting firearms or other deadly weapons during the election period, Jan. 10 to June 9, 2010, is authorized only for the regular members or officers of the Philippine National Police (PNP) or the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and other law enforcement agencies of the government. Thus clarified Atty. Renato A. Magbutay, Regional Elections Director of region 10, who said the authorization also covers the members ...
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12Jan2010Cagayan de Oro City (12 January) -- All persons in civilian attire carrying firearms will be presumed unauthorized to carry the same and subject for arrest and investigation. Thus clarified by P/Chief Supt. Danilo T. Empedrad, Regional Director of the Philippine National Police (PNP), region 10, during a recent Command Conference of the Commission on Elections, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and PNP attended by all the Provincial Directors and Station Commanders of City Police S...
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